Construction spending during January 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $986.2 billion, 3.3% below the revised December estimate of $1,020.0 billion. The January figure is 9.1% below the January 2008 estimate of $1,085.4 billion.
 
Private Construction
Spending on private construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $682.6 billion, 3.7% below the revised December estimate of $709.0 billion.

Residential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $291.5 billion in January, 2.9% below the revised December estimate of $300.3 billion. Nonresidential construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $391.0 billion in January, 4.3% below the revised December estimate of $408.7 billion.
 
Public Construction
In January, the estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of public construction spending was $303.7 billion, 2.3% below the revised December estimate of $311.0 billion.

Educational construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $85.5 billion, 0.6% above the revised December estimate of $85.0 billion. Highway construction was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $79.2 billion, 1% below the revised December estimate of $80.0 billion.