Home Depot thriving in Mexico (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Story date: 2008-05-16 05:51:53
Added on: 2008-05-16 06:00:15

With the U.S. home improvement market hobbled by an unrelenting housing slump, Atlanta-based Home Depot is predicting a far rosier outlook in Mexico, which is in the midst of an unprecedented housing boom. The Mexican government hopes to spur construction of 16 million houses by 2030, a goal that would nearly double the nation's current stock. President Felipe Calderon has argued that a robust ...


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