Residential Construction Spending Continues to Rise on Multifamily Construction Strength

Spending on multifamily construction was up 27% from one year ago; single-family construction spending up 13% compared to 2014

National Association of Home Builders
On a month-over-month basis, private single-family spending was $222 billion, up by 1.3% over the revised August estimate. Private multifamily spending increased to $57 billion, up by 5%.
On a month-over-month basis, private single-family spending was $222 billion, up by 1.3% over the revised August estimate. Private multifamily spending increased to $57 billion, up by 5%.

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) analysis of Census construction spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for September increased, rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $395 billion. On a month-over-month basis, private single-family spending was $222 billion, up by 1.3% over the revised August estimate. Private multifamily spending increased to $57 billion, up by 5%.

Annually, the pace of multifamily spending rose 27% from the September 2014 estimate, and spending on single-family construction was 13% higher.

The NAHB-constructed spending index indicates that recent gains have been driven by the steady increase in multifamily construction spending. The pace of the multifamily spending is gradually slowing. NAHB anticipates accelerating growth for single-family spending in 2015.

The pace of total nonresidential construction spending dipped by 0.1% monthly in September, but the annual increase from the revised September 2014 estimate was 12.4%. The largest contribution to this year-over-year nonresidential spending gain was made by the class of manufacturing-related construction (41% increase), followed by lodging (33% increase) and amusement/recreation (31% increase).

 

 

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