PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
Public Expenditure on Construction: Highways and Streets (monthly data at annual rate, seasonally adjusted)
Highways and streets are the largest component of public transportation infrastructure spending.
| Public Expenditure on Construction | Apr-02 | May-02 |
|---|---|---|
| Highways and streets (billions of current dollars) | 51.76 | 51.56 |
| Highways and streets (billions of current dollars) percent change from previous month | -1.26 | -0.38 |
| Highways and streets (billions of chained 1996 dollars) | 42.60 | 42.30 |
| Highways and streets (billions of chained 1996 dollars) percent change from previous month | -1.76 | -0.70 |
NOTES: The data has changed due to new Census Bureau estimating methodologies. Questions can be directed to Mike Davis, 301-457-1605.
Data back to 1998 was revised in the most recent update.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; July 1, 2002; available at: http://www.census.gov/pub/const/C30/c30curtb.html.