U.S. construction spending in August rose 0.2% from the revised July estimate of $2.165 trillion but was 1.6% below the August 2024 estimate, according to U.S. Census Bureau data shared on Nov. 17. Spending was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.169 trillion.

The month-to-month increase topped economists’ expectations of a 0.1% decline.

U.S. Construction Spending: Month-to-Month % Change through August 2025

Private Construction
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.652 trillion, 0.3% above the revised July estimate. Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $914.8 billion in August, 0.8% above the revised July estimate. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $737.3 billion in August, 0.3% below the revised July estimate.

Public Construction
In August, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $517.3 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised July estimate. Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $112.6 billion, 0.%6 above the revised July estimate. Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $142.5 billion, 0.2% below the revised July estimate.

Find the Bureau’s August construction spending report here.