Summer Saw an Increase in Private Residential Spending
The strong housing market and an uptick in the US economy are encouraging homeowners to spend money. According to NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending, there was a 0.4% increase in the month of August in private residential construction spending. This took the seasonally adjusted annual rate to $786.6 billion. The data reported shows a 24.3% increase in total private residential construction spending over a year ago.
There was a dip in spending on single-family and multifamily improvements in July but it jumped back up 2.5% in August. This might have been due to such issues with building material supply chains and labor challenges. Material prices such as lumber are also skyrocketing.
The National Association of Home Builders construction spending index saw solid growth in single-family construction and home improvement. The data also reports a rebound in new multifamily construction spending. Private nonresidential construction spending was reported at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $455.6 billion in August.
