The U.S. Census Bureau provides extensive contruction spending reporting on a monthly basis which is free (or more accurately: no additional charge, since our tax dollars pay for it) for anyone to obtain from their website.
The Construction Spending data is totaled and also subtotaled by various aggregations:
Private; Residential; Nonresidential; Public; State and Local; Federal; as well as combined Total.
In addition there are related studies statistics such as:
Length of Time Webpage (average times from start to finish)
Construction Price Indexes
Nonresidential Improvements and Repairs
Reconciling Construction Data Webpage
Remodeling Data Research
There is a main Construction Statistics page link to data which, according to the Census Bureau, "On a monthly basis we track the numbers of housing units authorized by permits, started, sold or completed. We measure the dollar value of all construction put in place each month. We track residential construction in 30 metropolitan areas across the country each quarter, and the sales of new one-family houses in those areas each year. We tabulate and publish the dollar value of residential improvement and repair work each quarter. And our Census of Construction Industries, taken every five years, provides the most comprehensive overview of the construction industry available."
The following series have their own direct links:
New Residential Construction
New Residential Sales
Construction Price Indexes
Characteristics of New Housing
Construction Spending (Value Put in Place)
Residential Improvements
Manufactured Housing
Census of Construction
MCD Questions About Seasonal Adjustment
Related Statistics
NOTE: Most Reports can be viewed online or downloaded in PDF and XLS (Microsoft Excel) format.
Click here for the Construction Statistics page.
Click here for the Construction Spending page.
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