Construction Spending Inched Down 0.1% in June

Washington, DC, August 3, 2026—Construction spending during June 2026 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,166.5 billion, 0.1% below the revised May estimate of $2,168.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

The June figure is 3.2% below the June 2025 estimate of $2,237.7 billion. During the first six months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,046.9 billion, 3.5% below the $1,084.5 billion for the same period in 2025.

Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,622.5 billion, 0.1% below the revised May estimate of $1,624.5 billion. Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $877.1 billion in June, 0.3% below the revised May estimate of $879.9 billion. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $745.3 billion in June, 0.1% above the revised May estimate of $744.6 billion.

In June, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $544.1 billion, virtually unchanged from (±1.6%)* the revised May estimate of $544.0 billion. Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $113.1 billion, virtually unchanged from (±2.5%)* the revised May estimate of $113.0 billion. Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $150.9 billion, 0.1% (±4.4%) below the revised May estimate of $151.1 billion.