Residential Construction Industry in the Early Nineteenth Century
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Economic History
- Vol. 35 (4) , 794-816
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022050700073770
Abstract
The contract construction industry today represents one of the most important sectors of the American economy. Total new construction in recent decades has accounted for nearly one-half of the Gross Private Domestic Investment, while non-farm residential building alone accounts for nearly one-quarter of GPDI.Keywords
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