Spending rises; may slip soon.

MHC starts fall, credit markets are mixed.

Retailers, utilities pull back.

State budgets, IP sink.

Stimulus legislation considered by the U.S. House of Representatives includes approximately $149 billion of funding to be obligated by September 30, 2009, for infrastructure and public building investment provisions, according to a tabulation by AGC.

Jobs, revenues fall in most states.

DOT slows highway payments; states face budget cuts.

Some price hikes slow or reverse.

McGraw-Hill reports higher starts.

Construction spending in April totaled $1.12 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), down 0.4% from March and 3.9% from April 2007, the Census Bureau reported.