Dodge Data & Analytics, New York, has reported construction starts rose 9% in April after rising 12.8% in March.
Nonresidential building construction rose 18.6% in April as commercial starts increased 41.4% and institutional starts climbed 12.3%. Manufacturing starts fell 29.3%.
Residential building construction fell by 0.7% in April. Single-family housing increased 4.2%, and multifamily starts fell 7.2%.
Nonbuilding construction rose 7% in April.
For the 12 months ending April, total construction starts were up 8.1% compared with the 12 months ending April 2025. Nonbuilding construction rose 19.5%; nonresidential building climbed 10%; and residential building fell 4.4%.
“April’s construction starts were robust with only three categories posting month over month losses,” said Eric Gaus, chief economist of Dodge Construction Network. “Large data centers and energy generation supported the growth, but 9 of the 15 categories saw double- or triple-digit growth.”
