During the month of August, overall construction spending climbed by +0.9% on a month over month basis. This growth pleasantly exceeded the 0.0% estimate. Additionally, the figure for the prior period was adjusted to -0.1%, which reflects an upward revision from the originally stated -0.5%. When breaking down the private sector, residential construction activity increased by +1.1%, while private nonresidential projects also enjoyed a gain of +1.0%.