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atile, cyclical industry.”
Construction employment in Virginia has also slowed, but figures show more workers on job sites during July 1987 than July 1986. In coming months, Mr. Pearson expects the construction and related industries to show effects of decreasing building activity.
New car registrations declined 16 percent compared to August 1986, reflecting the overall statewide slowdown in purchases of new automobiles. Mr. Pearson expects September new car sales to decline another eight to 10 percent.
Electricity and water consumption in August showed stronger gains statewide as well as in several metropolitan areas. “That tandem move, coupled with June and July’s solid increases in manufacturing employment, is a sign that Virginia’s
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