Economic Environment: Shifting Markets Create Opportunities for Diversified Building Material Suppliers

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Economic Environment: Shifting Markets Create Opportunities for Diversified Building Material Suppliers

• NAHB expects residential fixed investment (RFI) to contract over the next two years. 
• Perhaps it is time to diversify: less focus on new residential construction and more focus on remodeling, industrial markets, and non-residential construction. 
• To do this, consider getting closer to the end user.

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2006 June/July

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