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Retail construction might slow down due to a saturation point reached by the retail market, according to analysts. Cahners Economics has evaluated the demand for retail construction by analyzing housing permit growth during Jan-May 1996 vs. Jan-May 1995 and an index of per capita retail sales related to a local area's per capita disposable income. Cahners Economics data mention the Southern and Midwestern States as leaders in residential construction with a high demand for retail construction.

Unlike the office market, retail development did not slow down or even lose step during t

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