Martin Crutsinger

AP Economics Writer

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November US Construction Spending Up Solid 0.9%

The November gain followed a bigger 1.6% rise in October and left construction spending up 4.4% through the first 11 months of 2020 year-over-year.

A new home under construction is shown on Sept. 24 in Houston.

August Construction Spending Up 1.4%

The gain was double the 0.7% increase in July.

A new home is under construction on Wednesday, Aug. 19 in Pine Township, PA.

US Construction Spending Snaps Skid in July, Up 0.1%

Spending on residential construction rose a solid 2.1% while nonresidential construction fell by 1%.

In this May 20 photo, a construction worker stands on stilts while working at a residential building construction site at the Harbor Point redevelopment site on the Stamford, CT waterfront.

May US Construction Spending Down 2.1%

It follows declines of 3.5 percent in April and 0.3 percent in March.

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April Construction Spending Down 2.9%

Spending saw broad declines across all building activity as shutdowns hobbled projects and workers were told to stay home.

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March US Construction Spending Up 0.9%

Analysts believe big drops in activity will start showing up in the April report.