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October construction spending drops 1.2 percent

Published December 2, 2008, 8:35 am, The Times of Northwest Indiana

WASHINGTON | Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist.

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