California Construction activity Up... Again

According to the Construction Industry Research Board, California construction is up 11.4% totaling $52.8 billion in the the first 8 months of 2004 compared to last year.

The largest increase in construction has been in Southern California along with San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Valley regions.

Private building construction, residential and nonresidential, in August, totals $5.37 billion, up 6 percent from July and up 21.3 percent from August 2003. Year-to-date, private building activity totals $40.38 billion, up 14.7 percent from the year-ago period, the board also reported.

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Jessie J. Beaudoin