Volume 35, Number 4, April 2000
Industry Outlook
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Where are the Fairest Prices of All?
Bathroom mirrors—there’s at least one in everyone’s home, and sometimes, like everything else, they need to be replaced. Interested in how your mirror installation prices compare to others across the country? USGlass can help. We randomly called glass shops in Atlanta, Dallas and Columbia, S.C., to find out how much it would cost to replace a 42-by-32 bathroom mirror, with either polished or beveled edges.
Each store seemed more than happy to provide the requested prices. When asked for the price of beveled edges, more than half of the shops commented that the price would be considerably more. In reference to the price for beveling, one shop in Atlanta (#4) explained, “That’s just a guess, I don’t do the beveling.” All listed prices include installation unless otherwise noted.
ATLANTA
Shop Polished Price Beveled Price
Shop #1 $61.79* $185.85*
Shop #2 $154 $225
Shop #3 $260 $330
Shop #4 $130 $165
Shop #5 $150 $20
DALLAS
Shop Polished Price Beveled Price
Shop #1 $205 $820
Shop #2 $117.81 $320
Shop #3 $115 $203
Shop #4 $129.98 $240
Shop #5 $117.83 $270
Mean $137.12 $370.60
Median $117.83 $270
COLUMBIA
Shop Polished Price Beveled Price
Shop #1 $117 $171
Shop $210
Shop #3 $42* $96*
Shop #4 $114.51 $163.35
Shop #5 $105 $157
Mean $95.70 $159.47
Median $105 $163.35
* does not include installation
The mean is an intermediate figure between two extremes, and the median represents the
middle number in a series arranged in order of size.
Privately Owned Housing Units Started
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Thousands of Units
MONTH ’98 TOTAL ’99 TOTAL '00 TOTAL
January 1,545
1,820
1,775
February 1,644
1,752
1,644
March 1,583 1,751
April 1,542 1,574
May 1,541 1,665
June 1,626 1,571
July 1,719 1,661
August 1,615 1,676
September 1,576 1,618
October 1,698 1,628
November 1,654 1,600
December 1,750 1,712
Average relative standard error three percent • (p=preliminary)
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Monthly Construction Contract Value
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, In Millions
FEB ’00 JAN ’00 % CHANGE
Nonresidential Bldg. $170,335 $150,245 +13
Residential Bldg. $196,061 $209,873 -7
Nonbuilding Const. $076,078 $079,168 -4
TOTAL CONST. $442,474 $439,286 +1
YEAR-To-DATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE
Unadjusted Totals, In Millions
2 MOS ’00 2 MOS ’99 % CHANGE
Nonresidential Bldg. $21,422 $23,966 -11
Residential Bldg. $26,885 $26,059 +3
Nonbuilding Const. $10,199 $10,778 -5
TOTAL CONST. $58,506 $60,803 -4
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