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		<title>Heavy Construction Spending Declined 0.5% in January</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 0.5% January partially reverses a small gain in December. Heavy construction spending is now 3.2% below the stimulus boosted September level. As expected, the stimulus plan is not enough to offset the growing weakness in state and local government financial positions and the refusal of Congress to find a permanent source of funds for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Construction Spending Declined 0.5% in January</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 0.5% January partially reverses a small gain in December. Heavy construction spending is now 3.2% below the stimulus boosted September level. As expected, the stimulus plan is not enough to offset the growing weakness in state and local government financial positions and the refusal of Congress to find a permanent source of funds for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonresidential Building Construction Drops 22% Since October 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The monthly drop in January from December was 2.1%. Spending for every type of project declined except for a marginal increase for amusement and recreation. The largest declines were 11% for hotels and 5% for manufacturing. This pattern is consistent with a negative weather impact which is also seen in the 75,000 construction layoffs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonresidential Building Construction Drops 22% Since October 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The monthly drop in January from December was 2.1%. Spending for every type of project declined except for a marginal increase for amusement and recreation. The largest declines were 11% for hotels and 5% for manufacturing. This pattern is consistent with a negative weather impact which is also seen in the 75,000 construction layoffs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonresidential Building Construction Drops 22% Since October 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The monthly drop in January from December was 2.1%. Spending for every type of project declined except for a marginal increase for amusement and recreation. The largest declines were 11% for hotels and 5% for manufacturing. This pattern is consistent with a negative weather impact which is also seen in the 75,000 construction layoffs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December Single Family Housing Spending Unchanged but Multi Family Housing Spending Drops 9%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Single family construction spending was unchanged in January. This continuing stall after the mid-2009 pickup is due both to bad weather and the timing of the on-off-on down-payment subsidy. Nonetheless, the underlying trend is still modest growth, says Reed Construction Data chief economist Jim Haughey.



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		<title>December Single Family Housing Spending Unchanged but Multi Family Housing Spending Drops 9%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Single family construction spending was unchanged in January. This continuing stall after the mid-2009 pickup is due both to bad weather and the timing of the on-off-on down-payment subsidy. Nonetheless, the underlying trend is still modest growth, says Reed Construction Data chief economist Jim Haughey.



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		<title>December Single Family Housing Spending Unchanged but Multi Family Housing Spending Drops 9%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Single family construction spending was unchanged in January. This continuing stall after the mid-2009 pickup is due both to bad weather and the timing of the on-off-on down-payment subsidy. Nonetheless, the underlying trend is still modest growth, says Reed Construction Data chief economist Jim Haughey.



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		<title>Housing Market Steady at Depressed Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new home market has stabilized over the last nine months at a depressed level, about one-third of the underlying demographic demand for new homes. The inventory of new homes for sale is largely unchanged in the last three months confirming that the current level of housing starts is sustainable at the current inventory level, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Market Steady at Depressed Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new home market has stabilized over the last nine months at a depressed level, about one-third of the underlying demographic demand for new homes. The inventory of new homes for sale is largely unchanged in the last three months confirming that the current level of housing starts is sustainable at the current inventory level, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Market Steady at Depressed Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new home market has stabilized over the last nine months at a depressed level, about one-third of the underlying demographic demand for new homes. The inventory of new homes for sale is largely unchanged in the last three months confirming that the current level of housing starts is sustainable at the current inventory level, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As summer approaches, the Minneapolis-St. Paul economy appears to be thawing</title>
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		<title>As summer approaches, the Minneapolis-St. Paul economy appears to be thawing</title>
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		<title>As summer approaches, the Minneapolis-St. Paul economy appears to be thawing</title>
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		<title>Washington D.C.’s economy appears to be stimulated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Given that, among the 50 largest metro areas in the country,&#160; Washington D.C. has the second lowest unemployment rate and the second highest  rate of employment growth, it arguably has the strongest economy in the  country.



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		<title>Washington D.C.’s economy appears to be stimulated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Given that, among the 50 largest metro areas in the country,&#160; Washington D.C. has the second lowest unemployment rate and the second highest  rate of employment growth, it arguably has the strongest economy in the  country.



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		<title>U.S. Steel sees improvement in demand, keeps cautious outlook: Company expects to report overall operating loss in 1Q</title>
		<description><![CDATA[United States Steel Corp. continued to caution investors about its first quarter outlook last week as the company said in a regulatory filing that while order rates are improving, significant challenges remained in the market. The Pittsburgh-based



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		<title>U.S. Steel sees improvement in demand, keeps cautious outlook: Company expects to report overall operating loss in 1Q</title>
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		<title>U.S. Steel sees improvement in demand, keeps cautious outlook: Company expects to report overall operating loss in 1Q</title>
		<description><![CDATA[United States Steel Corp. continued to caution investors about its first quarter outlook last week as the company said in a regulatory filing that while order rates are improving, significant challenges remained in the market. The Pittsburgh-based



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		<title>U.S. Steel sees improvement in demand, keeps cautious outlook: Company expects to report overall operating loss in 1Q</title>
		<description><![CDATA[United States Steel Corp. continued to caution investors about its first quarter outlook last week as the company said in a regulatory filing that while order rates are improving, significant challenges remained in the market. The Pittsburgh-based



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