Data center construction spending rocketed 28% in the last year

Overall nonresidential construction spending, however, ticked up 0.1% month over month in April, with momentum elsewhere “difficult to find,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.

ABC: Private Nonresidential Construction Falls for Fourth Straight Month

Private non-residential construction falls for a fourth straight month as manufacturing spending retreats—can data centers and public work offset a weakening private pipeline?

Manufacturing slump drags down nonresidential construction spending

Expenditures on factory-related projects will likely continue to drop over the next several quarters due to ongoing trade policy uncertainty.

Tariffs lifted nonresidential construction costs 3.2% in 2025

Trade policy will “continue to put upward pressure on certain materials” this year, said Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors.

Nonresidential construction spending loses momentum as factory builds falter

Decreased investment in manufacturing construction led the decline, followed by drops in the office sector, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.