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From: Remodeling magazine April 2006
Posted on: April 3, 2006

Figure This

By:: Hayden Alfano

8.3% Annual increase in residential price of heating oil in 2005

32.7% Annual increase in residential price of heating oil in 2004
Source: Energy Information Administration

90% Fraction of growth in the remodeling industry fueled by homeowners with houses worth at least $400,000
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University

$3.8 billion Estimated amount of lost productivity during last month's NCAA men's basketball tournament
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

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