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Commercial construction spending
Census via FRED · shown, not scored
Latest, Aug 2026
$123B
Flat, -0.2% m/m
Trend
- 3-month
- -0.5%
- Year over year
- -5.4%
- Prior period
- $123B
History, 40 months
Why it matters to a millwork shop
Commercial (retail, warehouse) spending put in place, annualized.
Higher is better for a shop.