Economic Buzz: US construction spending rises in October
The Commerce Department said construction spending climbed by 0.5 percent to an annual rate of $2.175 trillion in October after falling by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of $2.164 trillion in September.
The bigger than expected increase by total construction spending came as spending on private construction grew by 0.6 percent to an annual rate of $1.651 trillion.
Spending on residential construction led the way higher, jumping by 1.3 percent to an annual rate of $913.9 billion, while spending on non-residential construction edged up by 0.2 percent to an annual rate of $737.4 billion.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said spending on public construction inched up by 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $524.0 billion.
Spending on educational construction climbed by 0.7 percent to an annual rate of $114.8 billion, while spending on highway construction crept up by 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $141.6 billion.
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