(Census Bureau) US building permits for privately-owned housing units reached an annual rate of 1.728 million in August, up 6.0% from July. The permits are now 13.5% higher than the comparable month of 2020.
Fig: US New Residential Construction
Housing starts were at an annual rate of 1.615 million, up 3.9% from July. The housing starts are 17.4% above August 2020.
Housing completions reached an annual rate of 1.330 million, up 4.5% from July. The house completions were 9.4% higher than in August 2020.
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