­­­Construction Put-in-Place, (CPIP): Total U.S. construction spending continued to perform well in March 2024, especially in the private sector. Census Bureau non-seasonally adjusted (NSA), constant dollar CPIP data showed that March’s three month total (3MT) construction expenditures grew by 9.6% year on year (y/y) to 299.8 billion. On a 12MT basis, private expenditures increased by 4.2% y/y.

Please note: We have adjusted our methodology to account for inflation (2017$)

Total Construction: Table 1 presents CPIP data for total construction for both 3-month total and 12-month total y/y metrics. Momentum, defined as 3MT minus 12MT, is also shown. Momentum provides market direction with green indicating stronger activity and red indicating slowing activity. Private construction accounted for 79.1% of the total three months’ expenditures ending in March, while public spending accounted for 20.9%. The private sector posted 7.5% growth for 3MT y/y and 4.2% growth for 12MT y/y, resulting in an 3.3% increase in momentum for the month of March.