The Commerce
Department announced on Thursday that construction spending climbed 1.4 percent
m-o-m in August after a revised 0.7 percent m-o-m advance in July (originally a
0.1 percent m-o-m increase). This marked the largest monthly gain in construction
spending since January.
Economists had forecast
construction spending increasing 0.8 percent m-o-m in August.
According to
the report, spending on private construction jumped 1.9 percent m-o-m, while
investment in public construction edged up 0.1 percent m-o-m.