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New home construction posts big decline
Apr 19 2005 4:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction of new homes and apartments plunged by 17.6 percent in March, the biggest decline in 14 years and another possible indication that rising interest rates are beginning to take a toll on the economy. Meanwhile, wholesale inflation shot up 0.7 percent as energy prices soared.
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