Household spending has flattened out, investment in nonresidential structures is still weak, and the housing sector remains depressed.

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Nonresidential structures decreased 4.4 percent, in contrast to an increase of 0.6 percent.

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Investment in nonresidential structures (such as office buildings, factories, and retail space) should also continue to expand, although not at the unusually rapid pace of 2006.

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Business spending on equipment and software, the FOMC said, has risen significantly, though investment in nonresidential structures is declining and employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls.

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Meanwhile, it says that business spending on equipment and software is rising, though notes that investment in nonresidential structures continues to be weak and employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls.

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