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CONSTRUCl O N ECONOMICS COST INDEXES Strong October Checks Slowdown In Growth CONSTHUCnON COST INDEX Construction markets posted a strong F TheCCI ended 2001 with rebound In October, after five consecu- | s/ba TOTAL PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION a 1.7% gain. This Is down tive months of slowir^ activity. Between [ 880 from year-end Increas­ I es of 2.6% for 2000 and April and September, the seasonally no 2.3% for 1999. aiflusted annual rate of construction B80 DES.™ »U8. fen 2J% from a peak of S870 billion to 38-mi8B°iog iiBiauijii nbitii COlBTEUeTlDHeaST 6390.21 -0,3 Iff $847 bniion, according to the U&DepL : sao +1.7 of Commerce. This dropped the bidiB- L BIO* I I CaaKOHLflDOB 13461.32 0.0 +3.1 try’s annual growth rate to 4%. During I OHDJ FMAHJJASO WABE8AUL 25.58 0.0 i3)00 - 20D1 October, total construction activity I bounced baric 1.8%, brining the annual * BUILDING GOST INDEX growth rate to 5.2% (see chart), I PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION The recent collapse In lumber prices slashed AO sectors of the industry joined in ufaniiwiuiTiwf inn Zan HOB. tile rebound. Public construction S/BB. set SEP. IB, KU the BCI’s annual Infla­ Total Private Construstion’ 656.30 648.70 + 1.5 + 2.1 i: tion rate from 1.5% last Increased 3.4% during the month and i month to Just 0.8%.

3FC!TY:1913=mj naasi tnaniBE HOm TUR r residential work was up 13%, including L-——... a 2.5% increase fur apartment buildii^ Li!®™™?..—.----- 3S8.62 393.5B + 1.3 + 7.7 281.64 280.21 <(>0.5 + 9.4 249.02 24836 + 0.1 + 8.1 construction. Private nonresideiitial BUmiKBCSST 3677.30 -0.5 +0.8’ I 2 unitB or more 32.83 31.85 4-2.5 4-20.4 SKIll£BLfl£30 00 +3.3I building work Increased 1.8% during 8066.76 KcnrosSdcntlal Buildings 199.64 196.05 -I- 1.8 - 7.4 I'. WABEf/m. 33.67 0.0 + 3.3 { October but remained about 7% behind Industrial 27.69 30.50 -8.2 -13.8 last year’s pace. Office 61.26 49.11 + 4.4 -13.1 MATERIALS COST INDEX The strong private educational bufld- Hotels, motels 13.68 14.09 -2.9 -14.8 Lumber prices have fall­ ing market flexed its muscles again in Other commercial 60.41 67.95 + 4.3 -3.8 en 6.7% In the last two OctOber when it hit an annual pace of Religious 7.98 8.23 -3.0 -2.3 months, dragging the $14.7 bOOon. This was 10.5% above the Educational 14.88 13.28 +10.5 +21.1 MCI 3.3% below 2000. level of the previous month and 211% HospHal and insWuUonsI 15.07 14.28 + 5.6 - 1.0 00.3801 %ra8. «cna. ahead of Octobm* 2000’s pace. Office 2ll-an;W>lM IBEWE Bom mn Miscellaneous buHtHngs 8.88 8+60 + 3.3 -12.4 MATEBIJUS 2056.31 -1.5 -3.3 I building construction reversed a six- retecammunicatlDns NA 21.16 NA NA CEMHiT S/TOM 81.83 0.0 + 1.9 month long deeflne by jumping 44% in j AD Otter Private 2.44 2.62 -6.8 -21.8 STEa3/6CT 27.58 + 0.3 -1.4 October. Despite the Increase, the office SOURCE: Dept of Cemmeree. Construction put-ln-plsco. 1 Inclorias raUroads. LUMBER $/MBF 453.22 -5.3 -6.8 elsotric power, gas, petroJaum and farm buildings net shown sepa- market was still 13% below a year ago. [ rately.2

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LUMBER, PLYWOOD, PLYFORM na imr mun burhis mmsBU bustiii sstHun oonuBi MtIM OBHES DEIBIIIT mStSERT rX4”.s48.|dne mbf 448.00 +400X0 -242.00 -305.00s 510.00 -479.008 404.00 -434X08 flrmbf mW 4468.00 900.00 409.00 446.00 474X0 540+00 common mM 430.00 430.00 -242.00 -305.008 405.00 335.00 -495.00s 400.00 425.00 +525.00 540.00 2” X 6°, 649, common____________ mbf 450.00 +390.00p -347.0OP -295.008 405.00c 320.00p -445.00c 412.00p 443.00h +525.008 520.00f 2” X 8”, 848, common______ mbf 460.00 -375.00p -316.00p -305.008 42S.00c 335.00p --450.00c 385,OOp 441.00h +529.00a S1Q.CW 2”Xlll”,s4s, common "W 480.00 -f445.00p +344.00p 685.0QS 465.00h 395.0Qp -483.00p 682.Q0p 473.00h +605.00s 825.00f 4” X 6”, 640. common mbf 940.00 385.0Qp 520.00p 1275X08 TSO.OOf -800.00 -790.00 620,00 926.00 -690.00p 4” X12”, s48, common mW 650.00P 460.00P -780.00 890.00 1210.00 -715.00P 1660.00 punwoa, 9/8’ thick mW 425.008 +365.00 +343.00p -499.00 470.00f 2G2.00 +4e0.00p 340.00 490.00 +709.00r 450.00 PUfraBH, 34* thick__________ msf 612.76s 610.00 584.00 995.00 650.00P -680.00 900.00 530.00 615.00 975.00 890.00 PaHUClE BOARD, underteyment, 8/6* mW 320.00 -185.25 250.00 505.00 340.00 149.00 475.00 300.00 498.00 -319.00 230.00 PYPSOM BOARD, regular, 1/2* mW 186.00 -180.00 +160.00 249.00 170X0 238.00 117.00 287X0 208 0(1 238 00

5/8" mW 180.00 -210.00 170.00 205.00 185.00 245.00 127.00 334.00 2^X0 type-X, 1/2* mW 210.00 -180.00 +190.00 +249.00 160.00 238.00 193.00 120.00 310.00 225.00 235.00 5/8” mW 132.00 -210.00 +190.00 280.00 215.00 245.00 199.00 140.00 320.00 225.00 223.00 BrifflRBIiaUtAnmi, unfaced W 4.85 2X5 4.40 6.20 6.00 4.65 7.78 3.25 3.16 6.55 7.60 WALL IHSUIATIOX, unfaced W 3X6 3.40 4.40 3.70 4X0 2.00 5.22 2.90 2.88 4.02 6.60 PIPE INSULATION, fiberoloss W 6.70 -6.39 44X5 8.62 5.00 3.40 4.20 7.50 6.09 6.28

4 er - denotes pries has risen or fallen since previous report oaepf. d«4ougf5r. Mr, hohamfir, poplna, thly martet quotations by BNR field reports Dee. 17,9001. All prices era spot prices quoted from a single source. Common lumber prices are those quoted for the meet popular spades In foe area. Quotes are delivered prices. Seme prices may include faxes er discounts for prompt payment, etc. Product spsoiftoatlon may vary.

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