Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12
HUGE BUILDING VOLUME
CONTINUES INTO WINTER
Contracts in sc Eastern States for NOvem-
Der Total 1864 683, lOO--23 Per Cent
Greater Than 1924.

Record building volume is continu
Ing into the Winter months, accord
ing to the November records of +. W
Dodge Corporation. Building and en-
Slneering contracts awarded last
month in the So Eastern States
amounted to s464 ,6s3,10O. This is the
highest recorded figure for any No
Nember. and is % per cent greater
than the amount recorded in Novem
Der of last year. There was a sea
Sonal decrease of nearly IL per cent
from October. The strongest influ
ence now holding the building volume
UP to record proportions Is the biz
increase In New York City activity
largely speculative In character.
The November record included the
following important items: 240.279,
800, or 52 per cent of all construc
ton, for residential buildings; SOL, 1886,
600. or IS per cent, for commercial
buildings; 7,035, 800. or Il per cent
tor public works and utilities; $50,
30S,600, or II per cent. for industrial
buildings. and SO, 100, or per
cent, for educational buildings.
New construction started in SO
states during the past II months has
reached the record breaking total Of
S6.3l0. $50 goo, compared with S4,151..
321. 100 In the first II months OF last
year and with $4.479 .3o7,0 goo in the
entire II months OF last year. The
percentage increase over the CORE
spending period of last year is IS per
cent; over all of last year, nearly 10
per cent. Every district has in II
months exceeded its 1924 total. some
districts by very large percentages.
Contemplated new work reported for
The Sc States in November amounted
70 $685. 700, which Is Il per cent
less than the amount reported in
for "a n
the amount reported in November of
asst year.
Slight Decline Over October.
November building and engineering
contracts IN New England amounted
TO sS7.069. 700, Il decrease of 3 per
cent from october and an increase of
40 per cent over November of last
year. The months record included.
t16,007 800, or 43 per cent of all CON
struction. for residential buildings;
f5.034 200. or IA per cent, for indus
trial buildings; sass. 500, or 10 per
cent, commercial buildings; SASS, 500,
or 13 per cent. for educational build
ings, and $2.524 700. or I per cent, for
public works and utilities.
Total construction started in New
England during the past y months
has amounted to s443, 067 100. This
Is an increase Of SO per cent over
the first II months of last year and
OF 20 per cent over all l. months OF
last year.
Contemplated new work reported for
New England last month amounted
% S42 of 500. being a &c per cent
decrease from the amount reported
in October and a II per cent increa Sc
over the amount reported III Novem-
Der Of last year.
Increase in New York
Last months building and engineer
ing contracts in New York State and
northern New Jersey amounted to
s1S0.629, 500. This was Il per cent
Increase over October and As per
cent increase aver November OF last
year. The months record included
S1o4 .267, 500, or 60 per cent of all con-
struction, for residential buildings;
S26. S27,90o, of II per cent, for com
nercial buildings; ss,476 800. or 5 per
cent, for public works and utilities.
and S7,123.o00, or per cent, for in
dustrial buildings.