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10:01 AM ET, Jun 29, 2007
UMich June sentiment above 88.3 in May
UMich June sentiment above 84.1 forecast
UMich June sentiment revised up to 85.3 vs 83.7

By Greg Robb Last Update: 10:08 AM ET Jun 29, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Consumer sentiment rebounded in late June, according to a monthly survey released Friday by Reuters and the University of Michigan. The UMich consumer sentiment index rose to 85.3 in late June from 83.7 earlier in the month. Despite the improvement, the index remains at its lowest level in ten months. The improvement was above forecasts. Economists were expecting the index to rise to 84.1. The index stood at 88.3 in May. Analysts say the decline was due to high gas prices, the runup in mortgage rates and lower stock prices. These negative factors reversed late in the month.


U.S. April construction spending rises revised 0.2%
U.S. May private construction spending rises 0.5%
U.S. May pvt residential construction spending falls 0.8%
U.S. May federal construction spending rises 4.1%
U.S. May construction spending jumps 0.9%

ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. May construction spending jumps 0.9%; Outlays on private residential projects continue long slide
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatchLast Update: 10:09 AM ET Jun 29, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Spending on U.S. construction projects jumped 0.9% in May, the most since February 2006, boosted by hefty gains in spending on federal and private nonresidential construction projects.
The gain outpaced economists' expectations. Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch were expecting construction spending to rise by just 0.1% in May. See Economic Calendar.
Spending on federal projects climbed by 4.1%, the most since October 2006, the Commerce Department reported.
Private nonresidential construction spending rose by 2.7% in May. Public construction spending, meanwhile, rose by 2.2%.
Once again, however, spending on private residential projects like homes and apartment buildings dropped, reflecting a still-weak housing market. Outlays on private residential projects fell by 0.8% in May, following a decline of 0.4% in April.
Construction spending in April was revised to rise upward, by 0.2%, from a previously estimated gain of 0.1%.
Spending on private residential construction is down 17.6% since May 2006. In May, spending on private residential construction fell to an annual rate of $549.0 billion.
Total construction spending rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.176 trillion in May. Overall construction spending is down 2.8% since May 2006.
Total private construction outlays, meanwhile, rose by 0.5% in May.
State and local construction spending climbed by 2.1%.