Tag: spending
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Construction spending stalls despite data center boom
Dive Brief: Nonresidential construction spending ticked up 0.1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.25 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Even though spending increased in 12 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, data center construction accounted for more than 75% of the…
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Construction spending slips as costs rise ahead of tariffs
Dive Brief: Nonresidential construction spending ticked down 0.2% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.24 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Spending declined in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories on a monthly basis. Public nonresidential spending fell 0.5%, while private nonresidential…