Construction spending decreased 1.1% in January, the Commerce Department said Monday, and is 1.8% above the January 2014 level.
In December, construction spending rose a revised 0.8%, first reported as a 0.4% increase.
Spending on private construction fell 0.5% in the month, while public construction dropped 2.6%.
Residential construction gained 0.6% and single-family housing climbed 0.6% in the month.
Multi-family housing increased 1.9%.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters predicted a 0.3% rise in construction spending.
