The Biggie that Used to Be Strong: Nonresidential Construction Spending Suddenly Sags
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Only feeble signs of manufacturing returning to the US (you’ve got to build the plants first). Construction spending, an important part of the US economy, has essentially gone nowhere over the past 18 months – the longest period of drought since the great recession. Total construction spending – residential and nonresidential, … Read more