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Posted August 16, 2016

Housing bumps along in July

Permits and completions both slip for month but starts improve over June.


The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for July 2016:

BUILDING PERMITS
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,152,000. This is 0.1 percent (±1.2%)* below the revised June rate of 1,153,000, but is 0.9 percent (±1.5%)* above the July 2015 estimate of 1,142,000.

Single-family authorizations in July were at a rate of 711,000; this is 3.7 percent (±1.4%) below the revised June figure of 738,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 411,000 in July.

HOUSING STARTS
Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,211,000. This is 2.1 percent (±8.8%)* above the revised June estimate of 1,186,000 and is 5.6 percent (±14.7%)* above the July 2015 rate of 1,147,000.

Single-family housing starts in July were at a rate of 770,000; this is 0.5 percent (±8.6%)* above the revised June figure of 766,000. The July rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 433,000.

HOUSING COMPLETIONS
Privately-owned housing completions in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,026,000. This is 8.3 percent (±8.9%)* below the revised June estimate of 1,119,000, but is 3.2 percent (±11.2%)* above the July 2015 rate of 994,000.

Single-family housing completions in July were at a rate of 743,000; this is 0.4 percent (±8.8%)* below the revised June rate of 746,000. The July rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 275,000.

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