Construction starts rose 32 percent to $25 billion from February to March, according to a new report from leading construction data provider CMD. The biggest sectors driving the increase were the commercial and industrial markets. In general, Spring sees a rise in construction, and large gains from February to March are common. In 2015, the biggest month over month gains were in the hotel/motel (190 percent), government office (43 percent) and private office (63 percent) markets. The increase in private office development was noteworthy, as the market has been steadily trending downwards over the past year but leveled off in March. Other noteworthy annual trends were the year-over-year increases among schools/colleges (23 percent) and roads/highways (27 percent).