--- source: U.S. Census Bureau url: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/release.pdf document_type: pdf date_retrieved: 2026-03-23 period: January 2026 parent_publication: Monthly Construction Spending indicators_covered: [Construction Spending, Private Construction, Public Construction, Residential Construction, Nonresidential Construction] --- # Monthly Construction Spending, January 2026 **FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026** **March 23, 2026** — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following value put in place construction statistics for January 2026: ## Total Construction Construction spending during January 2026 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of **$2,190.4 billion**, **0.3 percent (±0.5 percent)* below** the revised December estimate of $2,197.6 billion. The January figure is 1.0 percent (±1.0 percent)* above the January 2025 estimate of $2,169.6 billion. ## Private Construction Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of **$1,661.2 billion**, **0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) below** the revised December estimate of $1,671.6 billion. - **Residential construction** was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $933.0 billion in January, 0.8 percent (±1.3 percent)* below the revised December estimate of $940.2 billion. - **Nonresidential construction** was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $728.2 billion in January, 0.4 percent (±0.5 percent)* below the revised December estimate of $731.4 billion. ## Public Construction In January, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was **$529.2 billion**, **0.6 percent (±1.0 percent)* above** the revised December estimate of $526.0 billion. - **Educational construction** was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $114.1 billion, 0.2 percent (±1.5 percent)* below the revised December estimate of $114.4 billion. - **Highway construction** was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $148.5 billion, 3.3 percent (±2.6 percent) above the revised December estimate of $143.8 billion. --- ### Table 1. Value of Construction Put in Place in the United States, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (Millions of dollars. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.) | Type of Construction | Jan 2026 (p) | Dec 2025 (r) | Jan 2025 | % Change Jan 26 from Dec 25 | % Change Jan 26 from Jan 25 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Total Construction** | **2,190,424** | **2,197,580** | **2,169,595** | **-0.3** | **1.0** | | Residential | 945,151 | 952,369 | 923,551 | -0.8 | 2.3 | | Nonresidential | 1,245,274 | 1,245,212 | 1,246,043 | 0.0 | -0.1 | | **Total Private Construction** | **1,661,190** | **1,671,585** | **1,663,223** | **-0.6** | **-0.1** | | Residential | 932,950 | 940,167 | 912,128 | -0.8 | 2.3 | | New single family | 410,014 | 410,841 | 435,098 | -0.2 | -5.8 | | New multifamily | 115,115 | 115,910 | 114,668 | -0.7 | 0.4 | | Nonresidential | 728,241 | 731,418 | 751,095 | -0.4 | -3.0 | | Office | 93,209 | 92,188 | 88,919 | 1.1 | 4.8 | | Manufacturing | 195,309 | 199,235 | 229,885 | -2.0 | -15.0 | | **Total Public Construction** | **529,234** | **525,996** | **506,372** | **0.6** | **4.5** | | Educational | 114,128 | 114,357 | 113,754 | -0.2 | 0.3 | | Highway and street | 148,538 | 143,768 | 142,645 | 3.3 | 4.1 | --- ### Resources and Explanatory Notes - **Next release:** May 7, 2026 - **Rescheduling:** The February 2026 and March 2026 releases have been rescheduled for release on **May 7, 2026**. - **Data Inquiries:** Economic Indicator Division, Construction Expenditures Branch, 301-763-1605, eid.ceb.customer.service@census.gov - **Methodology:** Explanations of confidence intervals and sampling variability can be found at . *The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero.