Rebuilding to Lessen Irene's Economic Punch

Early estimates of the direct damage caused by Hurricane Irene are in the range of $7 billion.

Add to those the loss of about one or two days of economic activity spread over a week across 25% of the economy, and an initial estimate of the losses imposed by Irene is about $25 billion to $30 billion.


However, rebuilding after Irene, especially in an economy with high unemployment and underused resources in the construction and building materials industries, will unleash at least $7 billion in new direct private spending.

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Original content Bob DeMarco, All American Investor