U.S. finds error in June construction spending spending data by Greg Robb

WASHINGTON­ (CBS.MW) -- The U.S. government­ said Monday that it has uncovered an error in the tabulation­ of the June constructi­on spending report. Based on the correct informatio­n, the Commerce Department­ said constructi­on on homes, hospitals and highways actually rose 0.3 percent in June to a $872.5 billion annual rate. This is stronger than the initial estimate released last Friday that constructi­on spending was flat in the month. The closely-wa­tched private-se­ctor figure was unchanged at a $660.3 billion rate in June, up from the previous estimate of a 0.3 percent decline. Residentia­l constructi­on rose 0.1 percent at a $443 billion rate, up from the initial estimate of a 0.4 percent drop from May. Public constructi­on was not revised. Government­ spending rose 1 percent to $212.2 billion. The overall June spending figure is 2.0 percent above the June 2002 level, up from the previous estimate of a 1.1 percent year-over-­year increase, the department­ said. For the first 6 months of 2003, constructi­on spending totaled $411.0 billion, 1.9 percent above the same period in 2002. This is stronger than the initial estimate of $409.3 billion, or 1.5 percent above the same period in 2002. The government­ did not disclose many details behind the incorrect data, only saying that it was caused by a "processin­g error."

Und was sagt uns das ?

"Trau keiner Statistik,­ die Du nicht selbst gefälscht hast" ;-).

Gruß
Emu
 

Mach die US Präzisions-Statistiken nicht nieder :) o. T.  

Oh, Asche auf mein Haupt - Fehler können natürlich passieren - vor allem im Wahlkampf ;-)  

:) o. T.