This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nonresidential construction spending fell 3.8% over the past 12 months through May, according to an analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors of U.S. Census Bureau data. Private nonresidential spending slipped 0.3% month over month in May and is down 6.6% in the last 12 months. The sector has dropped for seven consecutive months, said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist, in the release.