，几乎抵消了前一个月经上调的增幅，很可能是因为高昂的材料成本抑制了住宅装修项目的支出。
US construction spending tumbled in September, nearly reversing the prior month's upwardly revised jump, likely because high materials costs depressed outlays on residential renovation projects.
美国商务部人口普查局周一表示，建筑支出下降1.9%，此前8月经上调的增幅为2.0%。路透社调查的经济学家此前预测，建筑支出将增长0.3%，此前报告8月增长0.9%。
The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending fell 1.9% after an upwardly revised 2.0% increase in August. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending would climb 0.3% after a previously reported 0.9% rise in August.
9月建筑支出同比下降2.7%。私营建筑项目支出9月下降2.4%，此前8月增长2.6%。
Construction spending dropped 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in September. Spending on private construction projects decreased 2.4% in September after gaining 2.6% in August.
住宅项目投资9月暴跌5.5%，可能反映出装修市场疲软。独户住房项目支出持平，但同比下降2.4%。
Investment in residential projects slumped 5.5% in September, likely reflecting weakness in renovations. Outlays on single-family housing projects were unchanged but down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.
住宅投资在第三季度重新陷入萎缩，因为美以伊战争推高了抵押贷款利率。抵押贷款机构房利美的数据显示，自战争于2月底开始以来，30年期固定利率抵押贷款的平均利率已飙升至少125个基点。
Residential investment eased back into contraction in the third quarter, as the US-Israeli war with Iran pushed up mortgage rates. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has soared by at least 125 basis points since the war started in late February, data from mortgage finance firm Freddie Mac showed.
多户住房项目支出9月小幅上升0.1%，多户住房在房地产市场中占比较小。
Spending on multifamily housing units, which account for a small share of the housing market, edged up 0.1% in September.
私营非住宅建筑投资9月增长1.1%，其中发电厂支出增长1.2%。
Investment in private nonresidential structures increased 1.1% in September, with outlays on power plants advancing 1.2%.
公共建筑投资9月下降0.1%，此前8月增长0.2%。州和地方政府建筑支出下降0.3%，但联邦政府项目支出增长2.5%。
Public construction investment dipped 0.1% after gaining 0.2% in August. State and local government construction spending fell 0.3%, but outlays on federal government projects jumped 2.5%.