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>er cent as Virginians began their pre-holiday shopping. Cities where the total dollar volume of business done by :hecks increased at an above average rate were Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, NorfolkVirginia Beach-Portsmouth, Staunton and Winchester.
Building permits increased 16.7 per cent over October a year ago, and new car registrations were up a “healthy” 9.6 per cent. Traywick noted that car salesmen would probably be somewhat disappointed in October’s showing, which fell below the 10-month average increase of 12.5 per cent.
Electricity usage increased 4.1 per cent in October, water consumption was up 1.3 per cent, and postal receipts climbed 8 per cent. A report from the Virginia Employment Commission states that unemployment in Virginia was about 4.7 per cent, and that nonagricultural employment increased 3.8 per cent.
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