TITLE

New construction contracts slip 2 percent

AUTHOR(S)

Vangen, Clara

PUB. DATE

October 1996

SOURCE

Buildings;Oct96, Vol. 90 Issue 10, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports that in the United States, construction contracts in July 1996 decreased by two percent, easing back for the third month in a row. Decline in housing and nonresidential building; Impact July's data had on the Dodge Index; Comments from Robert A. Murray, Dodge vice president of economic affairs.

ACCESSION #

9611140186

Tags: CONSTRUCTION contracts

 

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