Total spending on construction projects.
Slow-moving; shows how hard high rates are biting in construction.
Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.
| Release | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 2026-10-01 | 0.9% | 0.0% | -0.1% | Bearish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-01 | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-31 | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-03 | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-02 | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bullish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-01 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | In line |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-01 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bearish |
| May 2026 2026-05-07 | 0.6% | 0.3% | -1.9% | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-23 | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Bullish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-27 | 0.3% | 0.2% | -0.1% | Bearish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-21 | 0.5% | 0.1% | -0.6% | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-02 | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% | In line |
| Aug 2025 2025-08-01 | -0.4% | 0.0% | -0.4% | Bullish |
| Jul 2025 2025-07-01 | -0.3% | -0.2% | -0.2% | Bullish |
| Jun 2025 2025-06-02 | -0.4% | 0.4% | -0.8% | Bullish |
| May 2025 2025-05-01 | -0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Bullish |
| Apr 2025 2025-04-01 | 0.7% | 0.3% | -0.5% | Bearish |
| Mar 2025 2025-03-03 | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Bullish |
| Feb 2025 2025-02-03 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bearish |
| Jan 2025 2025-01-02 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Bullish |
| Dec 2024 2024-12-02 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bearish |
| Nov 2024 2024-11-01 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bearish |
“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.
Tape Desk puts the US economic calendar next to a live market-moving news tape, so you see the actual the second it prints instead of refreshing a calendar page. High-impact releases fire an alert 15 minutes ahead and again on release.