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U.S. May construction spending -1.7%, forecast was +0.3%
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell 1.7 percent in May to $869.8 billion, the Commerce Department said. The drop was the largest in a year. Economists polled by CBS MarketWatch looked for a 0.3 percent gain on average. Public construction spending dropped 1.8 percent largely on cutbacks in school and prison building. The closely watched private sector also showed weaker spending in May, down 1.7 percent overall. A 24 percent tumble in outlays for office buildings contributed to the decline. All non-residential construction spending fell 0.4 percent in May. Within the residential sector, construction spending fell 0.9 percent.
U.S. June ISM shows improvement but no growth, rose to 49,8 vs forecast of 51,3
The manufacturing sector in the United States contracted again in June for the fourth month in a row, The ISM index rose to 49.8 percent from 49.4 percent in May. Economists were expecting the index to rise to 51.3 percent in June, which would have indicated growth in the sector. Readings over 50 percent indicate that a majority of firms surveyed thought business was getting better or at least no worse. New orders rose to 52.2 percent from 51.9 percent in May. Production rose to 52.9 percent from 51.5 percent in May.
U.S. May construction spending -1.7%, forecast was +0.3%
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell 1.7 percent in May to $869.8 billion, the Commerce Department said. The drop was the largest in a year. Economists polled by CBS MarketWatch looked for a 0.3 percent gain on average. Public construction spending dropped 1.8 percent largely on cutbacks in school and prison building. The closely watched private sector also showed weaker spending in May, down 1.7 percent overall. A 24 percent tumble in outlays for office buildings contributed to the decline. All non-residential construction spending fell 0.4 percent in May. Within the residential sector, construction spending fell 0.9 percent.
U.S. June ISM shows improvement but no growth, rose to 49,8 vs forecast of 51,3
The manufacturing sector in the United States contracted again in June for the fourth month in a row, The ISM index rose to 49.8 percent from 49.4 percent in May. Economists were expecting the index to rise to 51.3 percent in June, which would have indicated growth in the sector. Readings over 50 percent indicate that a majority of firms surveyed thought business was getting better or at least no worse. New orders rose to 52.2 percent from 51.9 percent in May. Production rose to 52.9 percent from 51.5 percent in May.