根据Dodge Data＆Analytics的数据，八月的新建筑开始于8月份下降11％，每年调整后的年度汇率为5545亿美元。据报道，建筑的三个主要部门中的每个领域都有下降 - 非驻地建筑物和住房从他们的7月速度提高了，而非建设建筑继续从2015年初见证的表现越来越高。

在2015年的前八个月中，未经调整的总施工总数为4461亿美元，比去年同期的同期增长了15％。如果排除了挥发性电力和天然气厂类别，则在2015年的前八个月中，总的施工总数将比去年增长7％。

八月的统计数据将道奇指数降低到117（2000 = 100），低于6月和7月的133个。

“尽管8月开工建设特别是子dued compared to recent months, it’s useful to keep in mind that construction starts on a monthly basis will often show an up-and-down pattern, and the year-to-date statistics depict an expansion that’s still proceeding,” said Robert A. Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics.

“For nonresidential building, the early months of 2015 did show some deceleration for the commercial categories, consistent with the slower pace of economic growth in the first quarter, and manufacturing plant construction is now retreating after the exceptional amount of energy-related plant investment in 2014,” Murray said. “At the same time, market fundamentals for commercial building (namely rents and occupancies) are still positive, and commercial building projects at the planning stage have recently increased. This suggests that the pace of commercial building starts, while lackluster in August, should soon pick up.

“For residential building, the August decline was due to a slower pace for multifamily housing after a particularly strong July, and the upward trend for this sector remains intact.

“对于非建造建筑，高速公路和桥梁的起步已经从2015年早些时候报告的高升活动中滑落，而在中期，与耗尽的高速公路信托基金有关的不确定性。在7月底，国会批准了80亿美元的高速公路信托基金，尽管对于何时国会能够通过一项新的多年联邦运输法案仍然存在一些不确定性。”默里说。

Nonresidential Building

八月份的非住宅大楼下跌了16％，至1607亿美元（年利率）。作为一个小组的商业建筑类别在本月中较弱，下滑24％。八月的酒店建设跌落了35％，由于最近几个月的实力而停滞不前，尽管八月确实包括在纽约市一家1.22亿美元的酒店开始。

办公室建设下降了34％，八月下降了相似的数量。据报道，最大的办公项目是在内华达州麦卡兰市的2.11亿美元数据中心，而下一个最大的办公项目则为3000万美元，其中包括纽约州布鲁克林的办公大楼翻新；18luck官网科罗拉多州博尔德市的Google Office校园的初始阶段；以及达拉斯地区的四层楼办公楼。

Stores and warehouses managed to register slight gains in August, rising 3% and 2% respectively. Store construction was helped by the start of a $65-million outlet center in Berkshire Township, Ohio; while warehouse construction received support from a $100-million distribution center in St. Louis.

The manufacturing plant category in August slipped 2%, although the latest month did include the $255-million expansion of the General Motors assembly plant in Roanoke, Ind.

8月份的机构建设集团下降了11％，反映了大多数机构类别的下降。医疗保健设施的建设下降了28％，从过去四个月中的活动总体上改善了。8月最大的医疗保健项目是纽约州伊萨卡市的550018luck官网万美元医疗保健中心。伊利诺伊州奥罗拉（Aurora）的一家耗资5300万美元的医院；以及圣保罗的一个价值5300万美元的神经科学中心。

Other institutional categories with substantial August declines were transportation terminals, down 39%; and amusement and recreational buildings, down 43%.

While the public buildings category fell 14% in August, it did include the start of a $221-million project to restore the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. On the plus side, the educational facilities category in August advanced 17%, lifted by the start of the $705-million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kan., which is a biocontainment laboratory for the Dept. of Homeland Security that will study diseases affecting the nation’s agricultural industry and public health.

教育设施类别还包括对位于德克萨斯州凯蒂市的几所大型高中的开创性（1.61亿美元）；俄勒冈州比弗顿（1.25亿美元）；和德克萨斯州的普弗格维尔（1.04亿美元）。