US residential building permits, housing starts and completions all rise in October

Thursday, 17 November 2016 23:03:38 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,229,000.  This is 0.3 percent (±2.0 percent) above the revised September rate of 1,225,000 and is 4.6 percent (±1.4 percent) above the October 2015 estimate of 1,175,000.
 
Single-family authorizations in October were at a rate of 762,000; this is 2.7 percent (±1.4 percent) above the revised September figure of 742,000.  Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 439,000 in October.
 
Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,323,000.  This is 25.5 percent (±12.6 percent) above the revised September estimate of 1,054,000 and is 23.3 percent (±14.4 percent) above the October 2015 rate of 1,073,000.
 
Single-family housing starts in October were at a rate of 869,000; this is 10.7 percent (±10.2 percent) above the revised September figure of 785,000.  The October rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 445,000.
 
Privately-owned housing completions in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,055,000.  This is 5.5 percent (±10.1 percent) above the revised September estimate of 1,000,000 and is 7.2 percent (±12.3 percent) above the October 2015 rate of 984,000.
 
Single-family housing completions in October were at a rate of 749,000; this is 3.9 percent (±11.3 percent) above the revised September rate of 721,000.  The October rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 300,000.


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