Business
Construction spending flat
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce say construction spending during October was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $798.5 billion, which shows a slight gain of .8 percent over the September estimate of $792.1 billion. However the October figure is .4 percent below spending in October 2010.
--Christopher Quinn
About the Author
Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.
