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Home » Aug. 7, 2006: Nonresidential Construction Spending Accelerated in June
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Aug. 7, 2006: Nonresidential Construction Spending Accelerated in June

August 7, 2006
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WASHINGTON - "Construction spending rebounded in June after a tiny drop in May and a small increase in April," said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Simonson was commenting on a new report from the Census Bureau that showed the value of construction put in place rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.3 percent in June, following a drop of less than 0.1 percent in May, and a gain of 0.2 percent in April.

"In all three months, private residential construction dropped sharply - 1 percent in June - while private nonresidential and public construction spending increased," Simonson observed. "In June, these categories rose 2.7 and 0.8 percent respectively. I expect those trends to continue: falling residential spending, very strong private nonresidential and somewhat positive public spending. The 'top line' number will depend on which sector has the biggest change each month.

"There are many areas of strength on the private nonresidential side," Simonson added. "For instance, manufacturing spending surged 8 percent for the month and 24 percent in the first half of 2006 compared to January-June 2005. Multi-retail, which includes shopping centers, malls, and stand-alone general merchandise stores like 'big-box' retailers, added 1.1 percent in June and 52 percent year-to-date. Lodging - hotels and resorts - jumped 8.7 percent for the month and 39 percent year-to-date. Transportation facilities were up 1 percent for the month and 28 percent year-to-date. Power plants had a 4.1 percent spurt in June and 13 percent in the first half. And hospital construction continued to soar, up 1.7 percent for the month and 29 percent for the first half.

"Nearly offsetting these gains, new private single-family construction tumbled 2.1 percent in June," Simonson noted. "New private multi-family construction was up 0.1 percent, which probably reflects a rise in rental construction balancing out a drop in condo projects. The volatile and hard-to-measure 'improvements' category, covering renovations and additions, climbed 1.6 percent for the month, but is down 7 percent year-to-date.

"I expect to see more of the same for the rest of the year," Simonson predicted. "As builders work through current backlogs of sold but not-yet-built houses, they will curb new construction sharply. Condo work may tail off even more steeply but rental projects will take up some of the slack. On the private nonresidential side, manufacturing, freight and passenger transportation, oil, gas, and alternative energy projects, lodging, and hospital markets should all keep contractors busy. Retail and office construction will be more spotty, depending on local market conditions. Public construction should be helped initially by higher state budgets in the fiscal year that began in July for most states, but higher materials costs will limit the number of contracts that state and local governments can award."

Publication date: 08/07/2006

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