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September 2025
Construction Put-in-Place, (CPIP): Total U.S. construction spending continued to perform well in July 2025, especially in the public sector. Census Bureau non-seasonally adjusted (NSA), constant dollar CPIP data showed that July’s three month total (3MT) construction expenditures decreased by 1.2% year on year (y/y) to 476.9 billion. On a 12MT basis, private expenditures decreased by 2.5% y/y.
August 2025
Architectural Billings Index: July’s 2025 national Architectural Billings Index of 46.2 was down from June’s 46.8, which is below the expansionary zone, (>50). U.S. architecture firms specializing in Institutional and Residential all reported a decrease in design activity in July.
Construction Put-in-Place, (CPIP): Total U.S. construction spending continued to perform well in June 2025, especially in the public sector. Census Bureau non-seasonally adjusted (NSA), constant dollar CPIP data showed that May’s three month total (3MT) construction expenditures increased by 0.3% year on year (y/y) to 458.7 billion. On a 12MT basis, private expenditures decreased by 1.4% y/y.
Architectural Billings Index: May’s 2025 national Architectural Billings Index of 47.2 was down from April’s 43.2, which is below the expansionary zone, (>50). U.S. architecture firms specializing in Institutional and Residential all reported a decrease in design activity in May.
Construction Put-in-Place, (CPIP): Total U.S. construction spending continued to perform well in May 2025, especially in the public sector. Census Bureau non-seasonally adjusted (NSA), constant dollar CPIP data showed that May’s three month total (3MT) construction expenditures decreased by 0.1% year on year (y/y) to 432.8 billion. On a 12MT basis, private expenditures decreased by 0.2% y/y.
March 2025
Construction Put-in-Place, (CPIP): Total U.S. construction spending continued to perform well in January 2025, especially in the private sector. Census Bureau non-seasonally adjusted (NSA), constant dollar CPIP data showed that January’s three month total (3MT) construction expenditures decreased by 2.0% year on year (y/y) to 444.1 billion. On a 12MT basis, private expenditures increased by 3.7% y/y.