Housing Economics - 08/17/2010 (Plain Text Version)

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Housing Starts Rise 1.7 Percent in July
The National Outlook
Housing Market Statistics

Housing Starts Rise 1.7 Percent in July

Nationwide housing starts inched up 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000 units in July...

Housing Starts and Building Permits for July 2010

DATE

CURRENT

LAST

% Change

Download Starts and Permits

Starts

08/17/2010

546Th

537Th

1.7%

Permits

08/17/2010

565Th

583Th

-3.1%

Nationwide housing starts inched up 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000 units in July from a downwardly revised figure in the previous month, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released today. The gain occurred entirely on the multifamily side, with single-family housing production falling 4.2 percent to 432,000 units.

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