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    AGC: Construction Spending Declines in September

    Written by Tim Triplett


    Total construction spending declined in September for the first time since February, as both residential and nonresidential construction slipped, according to a new analysis of federal construction spending data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

    constructionAGC continues to lobby for the House to complete work on the bipartisan infrastructure bill that the Senate passed earlier this year, noting that spending on infrastructure in the first nine months of 2021 fell short of year-earlier levels.

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