(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) -Milano,17 nov - US construction spending in August rose 0.2% from the previous month at an adjusted annual rate of 2,169.5 billion dollars, according to data from the US Department of Commerce.

Expectations were for a 0.2% fall.

From a year earlier, spending was 1.6% lower.

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