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Investment in construction to rise

March 5, 2012 – Canadian businesses and public organizations plan a modest increase
in capital investment this year, according to data released by
Statistics Canada Wednesday. The federal agency says Canadian private and public sector investment
is expected to reach $394 billion in 2012, up 6.2 per cent from 2011. Most of that will go into construction, up eight per cent, with
planned investment in machinery and equipment two per cent higher than
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