Please consider the Monthly Construction Spending report from the Commerce Department for June 2026.

Total Construction

Construction spending during June 2026 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,166.5 billion, 0.1 percent (±0.8 percent) below the revised May estimate of $2,168.5 billion.

The June figure is 3.2 percent (±1.5 percent) below the June 2025 estimate of $2,237.7 billion.

During the first six months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,046.9 billion, 3.5 percent (±1.0 percent) below the $1,084.5 billion for the same period in 2025.

Private Construction

Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,622.5 billion, 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent) below the revised May estimate of $1,624.5 billion.

Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $877.1 billion in June, 0.3 percent (±1.3 percent) below the revised May estimate of $879.9 billion.

Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $745.3 billion in June, 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)above the revised May estimate of $744.6 billion.

Public Construction

In June, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $544.1 billion, virtually unchanged from (±1.6 percent) the revised May estimate of $544.0 billion.

Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $113.1 billion, virtually unchanged from (±2.5 percent) the revised May estimate of $113.0 billion.

Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $150.9 billion, 0.1 percent (±4.4 percent) below the revised May estimate of $151.1 billion.

The published report provides scant details on what going on. Here's a better breakdown.

Nonresidential Private Construction Spending Change from Month Ago