06/16/2011 - 8:30am
Building permits in May 2011 were 612,000, up 8.7% from April and up 5.2% from May 2010. Housing starts were 560,000, up 3.5% from the prior month, but down 3.4% from the prior year.
Building permits in May 2011 were 612,000, up 8.7% from April and up 5.2% from May 2010. Housing starts were 560,000, up 3.5% from the prior month, but down 3.4% from the prior year.
Links:
[1] http://www.esa.doc.gov/Bureaus/bureaus-0
[2] http://www.esa.doc.gov/economic-indicators/economic-indicators-6
[3] http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/ei/documents/2011/June/new_residential_construction_may_2011_.pdf
[4] http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/ei/documents/2011/June/statement_from_u.s._commerce_secretary_gary_locke_on_new_residential_construction_in_may_2011.pdf