The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during August 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,086.2 billion, 0.7 percent (±1.5 ) above the revised July estimate of $1,079.1 billion. The August figure is 13.7 percent (±2.1 ) above the August 2014 estimate of $955.0 billion.
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Off-Highway Diesel Fuel
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Oct. 1 is $2.200. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.275.
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