KEY POINTS
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Year-to-date through June, Nonresidential Building (NRB) starts are positive in seven of nine Census divisions.
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East North Central leads at up 146.8%, driven by large scale project registrations in Illinois and Indiana.
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Civil construction results through the year have been far less volatile, with six regions reporting change of less than 10%.
Year-to-date through June, Nonresidential Building (NRB) starts are positive in seven of nine Census divisions. East North Central leads at up 146.8%, driven by large scale project registrations in Illinois and Indiana.
The South Atlantic is up 40.0%, Middle Atlantic up 34.2%, and West South Central up 32.1%. New England added 7.3%, Pacific 6.3%, and West North Central 2.1%. East South Central is down 7.4%.
The significant decline in Mountain activity reflects the division’s 2025 surge in Nonresidential Building spending. The current-year total of $17.8 billion is only slightly below comparable YTD spending from 2023 ($20.6B) and 2024 ($19.0B).
Civil Construction
Civil construction results through the year have been far less volatile, with six regions reporting change of less than 10%. The greatest strength is concentrated along the Eastern half of the nation with the Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, and East North Central regions all up sharply by 29%, 26%, and 19% respectively.
Moving westward, conditions slow with 5% growth in the West South Central region which is dominated by Texas, 1% growth in the Mountains, and an 11% contraction along the West Coast. Taken together, six of nine divisions are running ahead of last year in total nonresidential starts through June, with the national total up 16.6%, or $67 billion in dollar terms.
Collectively, the Midwest and South segments of the country led the way, reporting a YTD increase in spending of $83 billion. National results are considerably higher when removing the 47%, or $25 billion contraction in Mountain spending due largely to one megaproject in 2025. Excluding the impact of this one project, total YTD national growth increases from 16.6% as previously stated to 22.3%.
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