from one side the first five months...

from one side the first five months of this year, an estimated $24 billion was exhausted in the retail building sector for either recently made known construction or reconstruction. This total was 11 percent greater than during January-May of 1999 and equable better than the solid 66 percent increase in construction spending realized between 1998 and 1999

Cahners Business Information is still convinced that the fundamentals point to near modest pullback in commercial unfolding during the months and years ahead, following a lengthy period of above-trend increase So far, however, this moderation is evident