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Nonresidential Construction Spending Contracts in Six of Past Seven Months

Construction job growth and spending are both down in recent weeks, signaling potentially persistent weakness in the economy for the near future.
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August 5, 2025
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Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.

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