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Improvement reflected increased spending on every component except cottages.

Prices also increased by 0.8 percent in the EU28.

Seven out of 12 districts report modest economic growth.

Construction spending down 1 percent from December.

PMI up 1.7 percent from January, and overall economy grew.

Raw materials price index increased 23 percent.

Index improved in February to 114.8, from 111.6 in January.

BEA estimates GDP rose 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter.