The Commerce
Department announced on Monday that construction spending increased 0.3 percent
m-o-m in September after a revised 0.8 percent m-o-m advance in August
(originally a 1.4 percent m-o-m climb). This marked the smallest monthly gain
in construction spending in four months.
Economists had
forecast construction spending increasing 0.9 percent m-o-m in September.
According to
the report, spending on private construction rose 0.9 percent m-o-m, while
investment in public construction fell 1.7 percent m-o-m.