• Commercial construction spending expanded 2.7% in April and is up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis.

• Religious facility spending gained 3.3% for the month, but is down 7.8% compared to the same time last year.

• Sewage and waste disposal-related construction spending gained 0.5% for the month and has grown 14.9% on a 12-month basis.

• Power-related construction spending grew 2.5% for the month but is 11.3% lower than the same time a year ago.

• Highway and street-related construction spending expanded 8.5% in April and is up 4.8% compared to the same time last year.

• Conservation and development-related construction spending grew 3.7% for the month and is up 17.2% on a yearly basis.

• Amusement and recreation-related construction spending improved 2.5% on a monthly basis and is up 23.3% from the same time last year.

• Education-related construction spending gained 3.2% for the month and is up 0.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Spending declined in only one nonresidential construction subsector in April:

• Communication-related construction spending fell 5.9% for the month and is down 5.5% for the year.