The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during November 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,182.1 billion, 0.9 percent (±1.5%)* above the revised October estimate of $1,171.4 billion. The November figure is 4.1 percent (±2.0%) above the November 2015 estimate of $1,135.5 billion. During the first 11 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,070.9 billion, 4.4 percent (±1.0%) above the $1,025.5 billion for the same period in 2015.