Industry Outlook To Bevel or Not To Bevel?
If youre wondering how your mirror prices match up to the competition, USGlass has answers. This month we randomly called shops in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jacksonville, Fla., and Sacramento, Calif., to find out how much it would cost to replace a 42- by 32-inch bathroom mirror. When they asked whether we preferred polished or beveled edges, we asked for both, to find what type of price difference lies between these two options.
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Grand
Rapids, Mich.
|
| Shop |
Polished
Edge Price |
Beveled
Edge Price |
| Shop
#1 |
$57.00 |
$95.00 |
| Shop
#2 |
$88.00 |
$128.00 |
| Shop
#3 |
$81.00 |
$122.00 |
| Shop
#4 |
$68.00 |
$133.00 |
| Shop
#5 |
$82.00 |
$108.00 |
| Mean |
$75.20 |
$117.20 |
| Median |
$81.00 |
$122.00 |
|
Jacksonville,
Fla.
|
| Shop |
Polished
Edge Price |
Beveled
Edge Price |
| Shop #1 |
$75.00 |
$225.00 |
| Shop #2 |
$64.00 |
$134.00 |
| Shop #3 |
$112.00 |
$146.00 |
| Shop #4 |
$120.00 |
$190.00 |
| Shop #5 |
$85.00 |
$210.00 |
| Mean |
$91.20 |
$181.00 |
| Median |
$85.00 |
$190.00 |
|
Sacramento,
Calif.
|
| Shop |
Polished
Edge Price |
Beveled
Edge Price |
| Shop #1 |
$65.33 |
$112.76 |
| Shop #2 |
$69.88 |
$99.00 |
| Shop #3 |
$75.40 |
$104.52 |
| Shop #4 |
$66.00 |
$100.00 |
| Shop #5 |
$81.00 |
$112.00 |
| Mean |
$71.20 |
$105.40 |
| Median |
$69.00 |
$104.00 |
| The mean is an average of the figures provided, and the median represents the middle number in a series arranged in order of size. |
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Residential Report Card |
|
Privately Owned Housing Units Started
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Thousands
of Units
|
| MONTH |
05
TOTAL |
06
TOTAL |
07
TOTAL |
| January |
$2,144.00 |
$2,292.00 |
1,403 |
| February |
$2,207.00 |
$2,125.00 |
1,487 |
| March |
$1,864.00 |
$1,965.00 |
1,491 |
| April |
$2,061.00 |
$1,821.00 |
1,485 |
| May |
$2,025.00 |
$1,944.00 |
1,440 |
| June |
$2,068.00 |
$1,819.00 |
1,468 |
| July |
$2,054.00 |
$1,746.00 |
1,371 |
| August |
2,095 |
1,646 |
1,327 |
| September |
2,151 |
1,721 |
1,191 |
| October |
2,065 |
1,470 |
|
| November |
2,147 |
1,565 |
|
| December |
1,994 |
1,629 |
|
|
Average relative standard error
three percent (p=preliminary)
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
|
|
Construction
Report Card |
|
Monthly Construction Contract Value
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, In Millions |
|
July
07 |
August
07 |
%
Change |
| Nonresidential building |
$191,623 |
$222,069 |
16 |
| Residential building |
256,542 |
241,979 |
-6 |
| Nonbuilding construction |
160,247 |
160,247 |
12 |
| TOTAL
CONSTRUCTION |
$591,636 |
$624,295 |
6 |
|
Year-To-Date Construction Contract
Value
Unadjusted Totals, In Millions |
|
8
MOS 06 |
8
MOS 07 |
%
Change |
| Nonresidential building |
$143,267 |
$147,550.00 |
+3 |
| Residential building |
$249,119 |
$185,662.00 |
-25 |
| Nonbuilding
construction |
$84,606 |
$ 91,730 |
+8 |
| TOTAL
CONSTRUCTION |
$476,992 |
$424,942.00 |
-11 |
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