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MHC Says Starts Rise In August; Housing Is Mixed; Retail Remains Weak; Industrial Gains

September 26, 2011
The pickup for total construction in August was the result of greater activity for each of construction’s three main sectors - nonresidential building [7 percent], residential building [4 percent] and nonbuilding construction [13 percent]. For the first eight months of 2011, total construction on an unadjusted basis was down 6 percent from the same period a year ago.
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Construction Stayed Weak In New Beige Book Survey; NAHB Says Multifamily Improved

September 15, 2011
"Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve districts indicated that economic activity continued to expand at a modest pace, though some districts noted mixed or weakening activity," the Fed reported.
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Housing Starts Down Slightly, Remodeling Activity Continues Climb

August 16, 2011
Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000 units in July, while the June BuildFax Remodeling Index reported its highest remodeling numbers in 20 months.
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Remodeling Activity Slows Under Economic Uncertainty, Lending Requirements

August 4, 2011
“While the RMI indicates that the home remodeling market softened somewhat in the second quarter, this is still the second highest RMI we’ve been able to report since the third quarter of 2007,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.
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Construction Spending Climbs In June; Metro Areas Divide Between Job Gains, Losses

August 2, 2011
Construction spending totaled $772 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in June, up 0.2 percent from the rate in May but down 4.7 percent from June 2010, the Census Bureau reported Aug. 1.
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May Marks Remodeling Record High

July 18, 2011
BuildFax reported a record high for remodeling activity in May 2011.
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Construction Spending Hits 11-Yr. Low, ARRA Added Jobs

July 6, 2011
Construction spending in May totaled $753 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, the sixth consecutive monthly decrease and the lowest figure since 1999, the Census Bureau reported July 1.
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May Sales Show HARDI Members Slowly Recovering

June 30, 2011
According to HARDI’s latest May TRENDS survey, HVAC/R distributor sales are up 6.4% in North America from the same time last year and rebounding from a flat April.
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Multi-Family Housing Permits Jump in May

June 16, 2011
IHS Global Insight has reported that May housing starts rose 3.5% to a 560,000 annual rate.
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HD Supply Reports 1Q Gains

June 16, 2011
HD Supply reported net sales of $1.9 billion for the fiscal 2011 first quarter ended May 1, 2011.
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