CONSTRUCTION VALUATIONS

Judging from the value of permits issued, county non-residential building got off on a slower start this year than last. The value of all non-residential permits issued during January, the most recent month for which information is available, was $83,435,000, or 3% less than last January. Permit valuations for hotels/motels, stores/mercantile buildings and office buildings all declined while industrial buildings and alterations/additions registered gains. Here’s a comparison of Orange to the contiguous four counties in the value of total non-residential building as well as the five major sub-categories:

TOTAL NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles $351,086 $264,629 -25 51 31 Orange 86,279 83,435 -3 16 10 Riverside 30,805 60,954 +98 12 7 San Bernardino 57,279 41,130 -28 8 5 San Diego 54,799 64,869 +18 13 8 5-County Total 580,248 515,017 -11 100 61 STATE TOTAL 909,973 846,203 -7 -- 100

INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles 28,330 19,175 -32 33 21 Orange 3,303 6,994 +112 12 8 Riverside 5,598 13,185 +136 22 15 San Bernardino 19,423 17,459 -10 30 19 San Diego 3,512 1,735 -51 3 2 5-County Total 60,166 58,548 -3 100 65 STATE TOTAL 151,197 90,367 -40 -- 100

OFFICE BUILDINGS

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles 55,968 48,015 -14 51 32 Orange 14,670 14,402 -2 15 10 Riverside 2,143 18,793 +777 20 12 San Bernardino 9,311 3,221 -65 4 2 San Diego 7,003 9,213 +32 10 6 5-County Total 89,095 93,644 +5 100 62 STATE TOTAL 118,506 150,381 +27 -- 100

STORES/MERCANTILE BUILDINGS

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles 44,480 41,275 -7 48 31 Orange 21,369 10,510 -51 12 8 Riverside 11,791 11,345 -4 13 9 San Bernardino 18,740 9,324 -50 11 7 San Diego 7,538 13,593 +80 16 10 5-County Total 103,918 86,047 -17 100 65 STATE TOTAL 153,878 131,631 -15 -- 100

HOTELS/MOTELS

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles 7,359 26,237 +257 69 52 Orange 10,770 704 -94 2 2 Riverside 607 670 +10 2 1 San Bernardino 213 637 +199 1 1 San Diego 3,006 9,758 +225 26 19 5-County Total 21,955 38,006 +73 100 75 STATE TOTAL 24,143 50,729 +110 -- 100

NON-RESIDENTIAL ALTERATIONS/ADDITIONS

% of 1989 % of 1989 1988-’89 Five-county State County Jan. 1988 Jan. 1989 % Change Total Total Los Angeles 91,270 106,801 +17 62 36 Orange 26,215 34,713 +32 20 12 Riverside 4,629 4,299 -7 2 1 San Bernardino 7,104 5,788 -19 3 2 San Diego 25,510 22,169 -13 13 7 5-County Total 154,728 173,770 +12 100 58 STATE TOTAL 259,714 301,108 +16 -- 100

Note: Amounts stated in thousands of dollars.

Source: Construction Industry Research Board