Idaho 2003 construction activity makes record - 2004-03-18
Construction activity in Idaho established a record in 2003, confirming optimism that the state's struggling economy has finally started to recover.
New home construction was responsible for the significant increase, jumping 20 percent from a year earlier to nearly $1.6 billion. The lowest home mortgage rates in decades were responsible for the expansion that state economists estimate produced a record 15,300 new housing starts in 2003.
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