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Show BUILDING GAINS IN WEST STATES More building permits were issued is-sued in the West during May than in May, 1947, according to the current monthly satistical survey of the western light construction journal, Western Building. The survey reported that 220 cities and counties in the West issued 7.2 per cent more building permits per-mits in May than in the same month a year ago, thus continuing the expanded operations and rising ris-ing trend shown by the 'building industry of the West since mid-1945. mid-1945. The survey said that in May there were issued 32,814 building permits by the reporting cities and counties. These identical cities and counties issued 30,591 building permits in May, 1947. The total dollar valuation of the building permits issued in May likewise showed an increase. With a total valuation of $171,031,838 reported by the 220 building permit per-mit issuing agencies, May figures were 62 per cent higher than in May 1947. In that month the total permit valuation for these reporting cities and counties was $105,181,862. |