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US construction spending slows as non-data center commercial activity falls

Total volume unexpectedly declines in June, US Census Bureau data shows
Construction spending totaled $1.047 trillion, or 3.5% below the $1.085 trillion spent during the same period last year in the first six months of 2026, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau numbers. (Getty Images)
Construction spending totaled $1.047 trillion, or 3.5% below the $1.085 trillion spent during the same period last year in the first six months of 2026, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau numbers. (Getty Images)

Total construction spending around the United States in June was lower than analysts predicted, reducing the amount paid in the first half of this year from the same time last year.

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