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Throughout the 1980s, the construction subsector grew
at an
average annual rate of 1.1 percent, surging by 24 percent
in 1989.
Vigorous growth continued the following year at a rate of
15
percent, reflecting a big increase in private demand for
new
construction. Several sources estimate the construction
subsector's
contribution to the gross national product
(GNP--see Glossary) at
about 5 percent throughout the decade. According to one
estimate,
the construction subsector employed more than one-fourth
of all
industrial workers in 1986.
Data as of July 1994
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