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10:03am 02/01/06 U.S. JAN. ISM EMPLOYMENT 51.3% VS 53.6% IN DEC.
10:04am 02/01/06 U.S. JAN. ISM PRICE 65.0% VS 63.0% IN DEC.
10:03am 02/01/06 U.S. JAN. ISM NEW ORDERS 58.0% VS 59.1% IN DEC.
10:01am 02/01/06 U.S. JAN. ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX BELOW 55.4% CONSENSUS
10:01am 02/01/06 U.S. JAN. ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX 54.8% VS 55.6% IN DEC.

10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. PENDING HOME SALES INDEX DOWN 5.5% Y-O-Y
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. PENDING HOME SALES FALL 3.0% IN DECEMBER
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. 2005 PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RISES 9.3%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. PENDING HOME SALES INDEX DOWN 5.5% Y-O-Y
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. 2005 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RISES 8.9%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. PENDING HOME SALES INDEX DOWN 3.0% TO 116.4
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. NOV. CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REVISED TO 0.5% VS. 0.2%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 0.7%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 1%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS UP 1.1%
10:00am 02/01/06 U.S. DEC. CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RISES 1%

ECONOMIC REPORT: Construction spending rises 1%
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:00 AM ET Feb. 1, 2006

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 1% in December, boosted by robust spending on homes, offices, stores and utilities, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday.

Outlays in November were revised higher to show a 0.5% gain rather than the 0.2% increase previously estimated.

The seasonally adjusted figures were much stronger than the 0.2% gain expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.

It was the fastest growth in construction spending in three months.

For all of 2005, outlays increased 8.9%. Spending in the private sector rose 9.3%, led by an 11.1% increase in spending on houses. Spending on nonresidential projects rose 4.9%. The data are not adjusted for price changes.

In December, seasonally adjusted outlays for private projects rose 1.1%, including a 1% gain in residences.

Analysts have been looking for homebuilding and remodeling to slow as interest rates rise and home-price appreciation peaks. They have also been expecting overall construction outlays to rise as the rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina's damage quickens.

Spending on private nonresidential construction projects increased 1.3% in December, the fastest growth since August. Spending on power facilities increased 7.3%. Spending on stores increased 2.6% and spending on stores rose 2.5%.

Spending on public-sector projects increased 0.7% in December. Spending on schools rose 1.5%, while spending on highways and streets fell 0.6%.

In the fourth quarter, real (inflation-adjusted) investments in private structures increased at a 0.7% annual pace, the government reported last week. Investments in residential properties increased at a 3.5% annual rate.

The government cautions that its construction data are subject to large sampling and other statistical errors. It can take two months for a general trend to surface and up to eight months in individual categories.