Investment in non-residential building construction, second quarter 2018
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Investment in non-residential building construction totaled $14.3 billion in the second quarter, up 1.4 percent compared with the first quarter. The commercial (+$123.7 million) and industrial (+$103.4 million) components were up, while the institutional component declined. Spending on institutional building construction was down 0.9 percent (-$35.3 million) compared with the first quarter. The decrease follows four consecutive quarterly gains.
