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245			_aScotland cost forecast
260			_c2000
490			_aBuilding _v(8159) 27 October 2000, 70-72(3)
520			_aLooks at construction output, new orders and tender prices in Scotland. In 1999 construction output rose considerably, especially in the private commercial sector. Although new orders are slightly down in 2000 they are forecast to pick up strongly in the second half of the year. Over the 1Q 2000 tender prices rose by just over 4% in Scotland, compared with a British average of just below 5%. Also suggests that building costs in Scotland are still about 3% lower than the average for the UK, but prices vary considerably across the country. Graphs and tables.
590			_aABS
650			_aSCOTLAND
650			_aCONSTRUCTION OUTPUT
650			_aCONSTRUCTION ORDERS
650			_aCONSTRUCTION FORECASTS
650			_aTENDER PRICES
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION MARKET
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