Saturday, 7. September 2002

World Trade Center attack could cost US$95b


The economic impact of the World Trade Center attack could reach $95 billion and cost 83,000 jobs in New York, according to a report by the city's financial manager.

Replacing the buildings, infrastructure and tenants' financial losses account for $21.8 billion of that sum, Comptroller William Thompson said in his fiscal analysis released Wednesday.

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