sect construction got off to a soli...

sect construction got off to a solid, if not spectacular, start this year, with spending in that sector running 56 percent ahead of last year by the and of the first four months of 1999

at comparison, construction spending on fresh public and private train facilities grew by just 31 percent during 1998 its slowest rate in five years. Although privately storeed school construction increased by way of a solid 8.5 percent last year, construction in the public teach sector, which is considerably larger, grew through a scant 1.4 percent.

However, construction activity in the couple sectors is due ...