Plumbing fixture inflation remains ...

Plumbing fixture inflation remains subdu

Despite the new strength in nonresidential as well as residential construction, manufacturers' prices of plumbing fixtures have remained well in a less degree than control during the 1990s. Peak produce occurred during 1995, ironically during a year that housing took a trip In 1995, plumbing fixture prices gained 40 percent Last year, prices gained just 20 percent and this year, we calculate upon a modest 1.8 percent rise in the price of fixtures.

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