Evening star., 1925-08-08
UIY CONTRACT RECORD
SHATTERED LAST MONTH
Increase of Constructor Over Same
Month of 1924 Reported, Despite Slump
of Summer, in States Statistics.

since January up to $T41 ,030. 200,
which is only IL per cent behind the
total volume Of the first seven months
of last year. On July l this district
was II per cent behind last year.
Contemplated new work reported in
July amounted to S1S3.977, 500, which
is not only considerably above the
amount reported in June. but is more
than double the amount reported in
July OF last year.
Middle Atlantic States.
Construction started last month in
| the Middle Atlantic States eastern
Pennsylvania. southern New Jersey,
Maryland Delaware, District of Co.
lumbia and Nirginia) amounted TO
1921 900. This was an increase of
8 per cent over June and of IS per
cent over July of last year. The total
construction volume of this district
for the first seven months Of this year
has amounted TO $325,071, 800. which
is a 20 per cent increase over the
corresponding period of last year.
last months record included: $2S,-
110, 800, or SO per cent of all construc-
ton, for residential buildings: S5,39S,-
700, or IL per cent, for public works
and utilities; 81 706 800, or 10 per cent,
for commercial buildings; $3.701, 500,
or s per cent, for industrial buildings,
and 81 368,800, or per cent, for edu-
cational buildings.
I Contemplated new construction re-
ported in July amounted to $50, ,423,-
700. substantial increase over the
amount reported in June and in July
of last year. indicating a continuing
building demand.
Record i'm Southeast.
Last months building contract in
the Southeastern States uhe Carolinas,
Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama.
Mississippi, Arkansas and louisiana
amounted to SS7, 7,70l 500. the highest
monthly total yet recorded for this
district. The increase over June was
Is per cent; over July OF last year, SO
per cent. Construction started in the
district during the past seven months
has reached a total Of $422, 824 200, an
increase of nearly 10 per cent over the
corresponding period of 1924.
The July record included: S36 .3s9,-
500, or AZ per cent of all construction
for residential buildings; s16,470 800.
or 10 per cent. for public works and
utilities: s11,563,S00 or 13 per cent,
for educational buildings; SIC, 1922, 500,
or II per cent, for commercial build
ings, and S4,988, 700, or per cent, for
industrial buildings.
Contemplated new work reported for
the Southeastern States last month
amounted to S157, 054 500. This was
% per cent more than the amount re-
ported in June and IS per cent more
than the amount reported in July of
last year.
Pittsburgh District
Last months total of building con-
! tracts in the Pittsburgh district
! (western Pennsylvania, West Vir-
einia. Ohio and Kentucky amounted
to S103,57O, 500. This was not only
| the highest July on record, but the
second largest monthly total on rec
ord, having been exceeded only in
March of this year. The increase
over June was 65 per cent over July,
1924, 135 per cent. The big July VOL
ume brought the total of construction
started during the first seven. months
of this year up to s516,97S,100, an in
crease of so per cent over the corre-
spending period of last year.
Included in last months record
We're s34,992, 500. or "a per cent of all
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