# U.S. Construction Spending Falls 1.9% Month Over Month in September

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-11-02T18:23:20.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-02T18:23:20.000Z
Section: Business

> Private construction spending fell 2.4% from August, while public construction spending slipped 0.1%.

U.S. construction spending fell 1.9% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,186.1 billion in September. The August estimate was revised to $2,227.4 billion. The September total was 2.7% below the revised estimate for the same month a year earlier.

Private construction spending declined 2.4% from August to an annual rate of $1,639.3 billion.

Public construction spending slipped 0.1% from August to an annual rate of $546.8 billion.