Sentence examples for construction down from inspiring English sources

Construction (down 5.3%) and capital goods (basically large equipment; down 4.3%) were the biggest fallers.

"I think we could easily see new construction down again next year," he says.

And with housing construction down, the number of lumber cars is fewer".

Sectors that experienced net losses were transportation and utilities, down 2,900 jobs; manufacturing, down 2,400; and construction, down 200.

But everyone involved in the headquarters project said Mr. Jobs was deeply involved in its design and construction, down to the most minute detail.

With home prices and construction down, property tax revenue is no longer rising at its old, brisk pace, and state aid has been trimmed.

Residential and private sector construction was down, but government side wasn't.

Only sluggish building permits, a signal of future home construction, pulled down the measure.

As he explained it, "In the past, when construction was down, people would just remodel.

Success in replicating the model in Kenya lies in retaining the bespoke design concept but also in broadening knowledge and keeping construction costs down, says Muga.

Another one, Fitch, finds that new construction is down 20% across the country.