Evening star., 1925-11-14
CONSTRUCTION In OCTOBER
WAS GREATEST ON RECORD
Statistics Show That Entire Volume of
Last Year Has Been Exceeded
in Ten Months.

/ which is 10 per cent increase over
| the corresponding period of last year.
Middle Atlantic States.
Building and engineering contracts
awarded last month In the Middle
Atlantic States eastern Pennsyl-
vania, southern New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware, District of Columbia
and Virginia. amounted to S51, ,447,-
|, 300. Although this was an increase
of 6 per cent over September, 1t was
a decrease of Is per cent from Octo-
Der OF last year. The months rec
ord included: s30.4O0.5 500, or SO per
cent OF all construction, for resi-
Dental buildings; s5.6o0,900. or II
per cent, for public works and util-
tiles: $5,5S6,700, or II per cent, for
commercial buildings: $+.7S7.000. or 8
per cent for industrial buildings. and
S2.194.o0o, or . per cent, for educa
tional buildings.
During the past 10 months there
has been $416,S20, 800 worth of new
construction started in this district,
this being 10 per cent increase over
the building volume of the first 10
months of last year, and being very
nearly equal to last years total vol
ume.
The volume Of construction in the
Southeastern States during the past
10 months has already exceeded last
years total volume of per cent.
Building anN engineering contracts
awarded from January / to Novem-
Der l of this year in these States
(the Carolinas, Georgia. Florida,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas and louisiana? have
amounted to s653,860,000. The in
or he
of last year was 25 per cent.
October contracts amounted to
$76,641, ZOO. a decrease of 10 per cent
from September and an increase of
Is per cent over October of last year.
Included In the October record We're:
$34, ,o42. 500, or 40 per cent Of all con-
struction for residential buildings;
s17,226,200. or % per cent. for public
works and utilities: S1l,999.o 500, or Is
per cent, for commercial buildings;
$3,714, 800. or 8 per cent, for indus
trial buildings. and $2.9T9 400. or. 4
per cent, for educational buildings.
October building and engineering
contracts in the Pittsburgh district
(western Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia. Ohio and Kentucky amounted
to STS,362, 100. This was an Is per
cent increase over the preceding
month and an So per cent increase
over the corresponding month of last
year Included in last months rec
ord were: S3l,ss9,9 $50, or Al per cent
of all construction, for Industrial
buildings Ctwo large power projects
being included in this group: 500
62S.000. or % per cent. for residen-
tial buildings; $14 4.4S4,9 900, or IS per
cent, for public works and utilities.
and S5,444. 200, or per cent. for
commercial buildings
New construction started in this
district during the past 10 months
has reached the extraordinary total
of 738.463,000. This Is not only 60
per cent greater than the construc-
ton volume of the first 10 months of
last year. but also % per cent great
er than last years entire construc-
ton volume.
In Central West.
Last months building and engineer
ing contracts in the Central West I'll
linois, Indiana, Iowa. Wisconsin,
Michigan. Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma
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