Construction spending continued to be lukewarm in September, lagging behind both September 2015 and August 2016. Multi-family construction was among the few bright spots along with a substantial revision of August's totals. Total construction spending during the month was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.15 trillion , down 0.4 percent from August and 0.2 percent lower than the September 2015 estimate. August's rate however was revised from a loss of 0.7 percent to a 0.5 percent gain. For the year through the end of September total spending is estimated at $863.2 billion, an increase of 4.4 percent over the same period in 2015. Analysts polled by Econoday were looking for a positive number. The range was an increase of 0.2 percent to 0.8 percent with a consensus of 0.6 percent

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