<H3>• U.S. Construction Spending – February 2013</H3>

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Construction spending during February 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $885.1 billion, 1.2 percent (±1.5%) above the revised January estimate of $874.8 billion. The February figure is 7.9 percent (±2.1%) above the February 2012 estimate of $820.7 billion. During the first 2 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $120.1 billion, 6.6 percent (±1.8%) above the $112.6 billion for the same period in 2012. Source: USDOC-Census

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