When the economy went southern in 2...

When the economy went southern in 2001, it took the commercial sector along for the ride. Signs of life began to appear last summer as the commercial construction spending skip overed 5%, only to ease to about 2% during the fall. The abate will be brief, however, as the sector registers a period of sustained extension during the next two years. Commercial spending is look fored to increase 8% rise this year and another 13% in 2005

This slip back follows a three-year period (2001-2003) which saw the sector decline 10% on the contrary before that, the sector was going gangbusters, doubling from 1992-2000