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The U.S. Census Bureau is updating its economic indicator release calendar in coordination with other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget to address the impacts of the recent lapse in federal funding. We will provide the updated release schedule as soon as it becomes available. For more information, see Census' Recovery Plan for Principal Federal Economic Indicators.

The November 2025 release, originally scheduled for January 2, 2026, and the December 2025 release, originally scheduled for February 2, 2026, for the Monthly Construction Spending report have been rescheduled for release on February 27, 2026. For more information, see the Economic Indicators Release Schedule.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Monthly Construction Spending, October 2025

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Total Construction
Construction spending during October 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,175.2 billion, 0.5 percent (±0.7 percent)* above the September estimate of $2,164.3 billion. The October figure is 1.0 percent (±1.5 percent)* below the October 2024 estimate of $2,197.1 billion. During the first ten months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,825.3 billion, 1.4 percent (±1.0 percent) below the $1,851.4 billion for the same period in 2024.


Private Construction
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,651.3 billion, 0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) above the September estimate of $1,640.8 billion. Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $913.9 billion in October, 1.3 percent (±1.3 percent)* above the September estimate of $902.3 billion. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $737.4 billion in October, 0.2 percent (±0.5 percent)* below the September estimate of $738.5 billion.

Public Construction
In October, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $524.0 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.0 percent)* above the September estimate of $523.5 billion. Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $114.8 billion, 0.7 percent (±1.3 percent)* above the September estimate of $114.0 billion. Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $141.6 billion, 0.1 percent (±2.6 percent)* above the September estimate of $141.4 billion.

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