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contracts awarded in the 81 States
east of the Rocky Mountains during
November amounted to $4S7 ,012 500,
according to F. W. Dodge Corpora
ton. These States include about 81
per cent of the total construction vol
ume of the country. The above fig
ure represented decline of 6 per cent
from October, 1926. However. there
was an increase of per cent over No
vember of last year
AnalySis of the November building
and engineering record for these States
showed the following items of impor
tance: $229. $780, 800, or At per cent Of
all construction, for residential build
ings; S64, ,7S1. 100. or 1S per cent. for in
dustriai buildings; S59,657.i 100. or IL
per cent. for commercial buildings;
$50,12S.4 400. or 10 per cent. for public
works and utilities: $34 .571 800. or Z
per cent. for educational buildings;
S24, 100, or ) per cent. for social
and recreational projects: S9,603,900,
or per cent. for hospitals and insti-
tutions, and 50 1928, 800, or 2 per cent,
for religious and memorial buildings.
During the first II months of 1926
there was $5,S12 ,51S.900 worth of new
construction started in the 81 States
east of the Rocky Mountains. which
was an increase of per cent over the
amount $5.477,58l, ,100) in the CORE
spending period of last year.
New Structures Estimated.
Contemplated construction projects
were reported for this territory to the
amount of $633. .191 800 during Novem-
ber. There were declines of l per cent
from October of this year and II per
cent from November, 1925.
Building and engineering contracts
,l<~-l I~- L.
amount of $11S,035, 100 in New York
State and northern New Jersey. The
above figure represented declines of
per cent from October of this year and
q per cent from November. 1925. The
more important classes of work in the
November construction record were:
$7S.999,400, or 81 per cent of all con-
struction. for residential buildings; ST.
944.200, or per cent, for industrial
buildings: $7.773.500. or per cent, for
commercial buildings: S7,190,600, or 6
per cent. for public works and util-
titles: $6.577.000, or 6 per cent. for edu-
cational buildings, and $6,201 600. or
5 per cent, for social and recreational
projects.
New York State and northern New
Jersey had 81 ,54S, ,564 500 worth of con-
struction contracts let during the first
II months of 1926. compared with ST.
3S8.S67 900 for the corresponding Pc
riod of last year, being an increase of
IL per cent.
Contemplated new work reported
for the district last month reached
total of $181 .899 800. This was practi-
cally the same as the amount reported
in October of this year, but was per
cent below November, 1925.
New England Report.
uyl,< l.1.,o,,,1,a,. .,oI,,,.a of
ton contracts let in New England
amounted to $36,557.200. There was
an increase of 16 per cent over Octo-
ber, 1926, but decrease of / per cent
from November of last year. Analysis
of the building and engineering rec
ord for this territory showed the fol-
lowing items OF note $40, ,424, ,l80, Or |
Sc per cent OF all construction, Tor
residential buildings: Sc 1879 600, or II |
per cent, for commercial buildings;
1885, 800, or Z per cent. for public
works and utilities; So, ,421, ZOO, or per
cent, for social and recreational prof.
ects. and 81, ,122, 100, or 3 per cent. for
Industrial buildings.
During the past IL months there
was $408,070,000 worth of new con-
struction started in New England,
which was loss of 8 per cent from
the amount ($443, ,067 400 for the first
IL IlOHIIlS OI last year.
Contemplated construction projects
were reported for the district to theSl
amount of $39.252.70O during Novem-
Der. There were decreases of 25 per
cent from October of this year and
per cent from November, 1925.
Middle Atlantic States.
The total. volume of construction
contracts awarded in the Middle At
lantlc States eastern Pennsylvania
southern New Jersey, MARYLAND. Della
ware, District of Columbia and Vir.
ginia) during November amounted to
S66,263,700. The above figure repre-
sented increases of IS per cent over
October. 1926. and 16 per cent over
November of last year The Novem-
ber building record included $24, ,003,-
900, or 36 per cent of all construction,
for residential buildings; 9,347 800,
or 29 per cent, for Industrial buildings
$7.26S, 800, Or II per cent, for CONNER
cial buildings; $5,205, 700, or s per cent.
for educational buildings; $3,163,9 800,
or per cent, for social and recre-
ational projects; $2,922 500, or per
cent, Tor public works and utilities,
and $2,022, 800, or per cent. for re-
lig1ous and memorial buildings
New building and engineering work
started in these States during the first
months OF 1875 amounted to $611,-
969, 100, as compared with S514. .069 900
IN the first II months of last year
being an increase of 19 per cent. The
1926 ii months total OF contract
awards already exceeded the 1925
yearly total by $59,65l, 100.
Contemplated construction planned
for this territory, as reported in No
sember. amounted to S97,4S9. 800. The
above figure showed gains of 60 per
cent over October, 1926. and 19 per
cent over November. 1925.
Building and engineering contracts
were awarded last month to the
amount of $40,S22. 500 in the Pitts
bitrgh district (western PENNSYLVANIA,
West Virginia, Ohio and kentucky.
There were decreases of 80 per cent
from November, 1925. The more inn
portant items in November's construc-
ton record were: 4856. 900, or SO per
cent of all construction, for residential
buildings; S8.l20.000, or 20 per cent.
for industrial buildings: S7,267 500. or
Is per cent. for public works and
utilities: SO .073 900. or per cent. for
social and recreational projects 81.
COL 500, or per cent. for commercial
buildings: $2.550.70 or 6 per cent. for
educational buildings. and .2I6.0QC, or