Nonresidential starts tumble over the month听
BOSTON, MA 鈥� August 22, 2025 鈥� Total construction starts were down 10.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.19 trillion, according to . Nonresidential building starts declined by 30.1%, residential starts fell 3.1%, and nonbuilding starts grew 20.4% over the month. On a year-to-date basis through July, total construction starts were up 1.6% from last year. Nonresidential starts were up 4.3%, residential starts were down 4.4% and nonbuilding starts were 5.3% higher over the same period.听
For the 12 months ending July 2025, total construction starts were up 4.1% from the 12 months ending July 2024. Residential starts were down 0.7%, nonresidential starts were up 4.6%, and nonbuilding starts improved 9.3% over the same period.听听
鈥淐onstruction starts reversed course in July, offsetting the strong gains made in June,鈥� stated Eric Gaus, Chief Economist at 抖阴下载网站. 鈥淭he latest data reinforced trends we have been watching since the beginning of the year: single family building and manufacturing are struggling, but data centers continue to boom.鈥�听
Nonbuilding
Nonbuilding construction starts improved 20.4% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $395 billion. Utilities (127.2% m/m) and miscellaneous nonbuilding (50.0%) supported gains, while highway and bridge starts (-2.5% m/m), and environmental public works (-17.7% m/m) starts fell back. On a year-to-date basis through July, nonbuilding starts were up 5.3%, alongside gains in highways and bridges (+8.4%) and miscellaneous nonbuilding (+18.8%). Conversely, utilities are down 1.0% year-to-date, and environmental public works are down 0.5% over the same period.听听
For the 12 months ending July 2025, total nonbuilding starts were up 9.3%. Environmental public works improved by 15.3% compared to the 12 months ending July 2024. Highway and bridge starts were up 9.9%, miscellaneous nonbuilding starts were up 29.6% and utility/gas starts were down 7.7% over the same period.听听
The largest nonbuilding projects to break ground in July were the $3.0 billion Empire Wind Offshore Wind Energy Project, in New York, the $1.8 billion A鈥檚 Ballpark in Las Vegas, Nevada and the $1.6 billion Boardman to Hemingway Power Transmission Line in Boardman, Oregon.听听听
Nonresidential听
Nonresidential building starts crashed 30.1% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $443 billion. Commercial starts were down 8.5%, due to normalizing office starts (-33.1% m/m) which equaled the 2024 average in levels. Institutional starts fell 4.6% as education construction reversed June鈥檚 gains (-13.3% m/m), other institutional categories (-5.0% m/m) pulled back, and healthcare rebounded (+13.5% m/m). The manufacturing rollercoaster plunged 84.7% over the month, following an unusually robust June. On a year-to-date basis through July, nonresidential starts are up 4.3% compared to July 2024. Commercial and industrial starts are up 5.5% and institutional starts are up 3.0% over the same period. 听
For the 12 months ending July 2025, total nonresidential starts were up 4.6 compared to the 12 months ending July 2024. Commercial starts were up 12.0%, institutional starts improved 10.1%, and manufacturing starts were down 27.8% over the same period.听听
The largest nonresidential building projects to break ground in July were the $855 million UU West Valley Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City, Utah, the $650 million Mercy Hospital Campus in Wentzville, Missouri, and the $550 million Meta Data Center Campus in Bowling Green, Ohio.听
Residential听
Residential building starts declined 3.1% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $356 billion. Single family starts increased by 1.2%, while multifamily starts fell 9.5%. On a year-to-date basis through July, residential starts are down 4.4% 鈥� with single family starts down 10.1% and multifamily starts up 8.3%.听听
For the 12 months ending July 2025, total residential starts fell 0.7%. Single family starts fell 3.8% compared to the 12 months ending July 2024, and multifamily starts increased 5.5% over the same period.听听
The largest multifamily structures to break ground in July were the $552 million Rangel Houses Comprehensive Repair/Renovation in New York, New York and the $365 million 20 Long Slip Apartment Tower-Pool in Jersey City, New Jersey.听
Regionally, total construction starts in July rose in the Northeast, but declined in the Midwest, West, South Central and South Atlantic.听听
