Industry Outlook Window to the
World:
Finding the Price of an Insulating Glass Unit
This month, USGlass called shops in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix to compare prices for purchasing a clear, tempered insulating glass unit that is 28 7⁄16 by 23 inches, with ¾-inch overall thickness. Shops in Chicago were more hesitant to give prices over the phone than shops in the other cities we called; some in Chicago even refused to do so at
all.
Average pricing for the glass unit alone was just under, or just above, $100, but the window cost jumped another $50 to $200 for delivery and installation. Prices are without installation, unless otherwise noted.
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CHICAGO |
| Shop |
Price |
| Shop #1 |
$85.00 |
| Shop #2 |
$37.00 |
| Shop #3 |
$111.00 |
| Shop #4 |
$195.00 (includes installation |
| Shop #5 |
$105.00 |
| Mean |
$106.60 |
| Median |
$105.00 |
| |
|
ATLANTA |
| Shop |
Price |
| Shop #1 |
$75.00 |
| Shop #2 |
$50.00 |
| Shop #3 |
$70.00 |
| Shop #4 |
$98.15 |
| Shop #5 |
$72.00 |
| Mean |
$73.03 |
| Median |
$72.00 |
|
|
PHOENIX |
| Shop |
Price |
| Shop #1 |
$94.20 |
| Shop #2 |
$100.00 |
| Shop #3 |
$81.00 |
| Shop #4 |
$95.00 |
| Shop #5 |
$125.00 |
| Mean |
$99.04 |
| Median |
$95.00 |
| 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 |
2,292 |
1,403 |
| February |
2,207 |
2,125 |
1,487 |
| March |
1,864 |
1,965 |
1,491 |
| April |
2,061 |
1,821 |
1,485 |
| May |
2,025 |
1,944 |
1,434 |
| June |
2,068 |
1,819 |
1,467 |
| July |
2,054 |
1,746 |
— |
| August |
2,095 |
1,646 |
— |
| September |
2,151 |
1,721 |
— |
| 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 |
| |
May
'07 |
May
'07 |
%
CHANGE |
| Nonresidential
Building |
$196,155 |
$253,181 |
+29 |
| Residential
Building |
$271,618 |
$283,438 |
+4 |
| Nonbuilding
Const. |
$143,152 |
$125,818 |
-12 |
| TOTAL
CONST. |
$610,925 |
$662,437 |
+8 |
|
Average relative standard error 3 percent • (p-preliminary)
YEAR-TO-DATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE
Unadjusted Totals, In Millions
|
| |
6
MOS '07 |
6
MOS '06 |
%
CHANGE |
| Nonresidential
Building |
$105,918 |
$105,920 |
0 |
| Residential
Building |
$141,611 |
$192,662 |
-26 |
| Nonbuilding
Const. |
$62,568 |
$60,035 |
+4 |
| TOTAL
CONST. |
$310,097 |
$358,617 |
-14 |
USG
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