Construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the month of January, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.
The report said construction spending slipped by 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $1.826 trillion in January after falling by 0.7 percent to a revised rate of $1.828 trillion in December.
Economists had expected construction spending to inch up by 0.2 percent compared to the 0.4 percent decrease originally reported for the previous month.
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