∙ U.S. Building Permits and Housing Starts - April 2012

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Building Permits: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 715,000. This is 7.0 percent (±1.0%) below the revised March rate of 769,000, but is 23.7 percent (±1.9%) above the revised April 2011 estimate of 578,000. Single-family authorizations in April were at a rate of 475,000; this is 1.9 percent (±1.1%) above the revised March figure of 466,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 217,000 in April. Housing Starts: Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000. This is 2.6 percent (±14.8%) above the revised March estimate of 699,000 and is 29.9 percent (±15.2%) above the revised April 2011 rate of 552,000. Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 492,000; this is 2.3 percent (±11.9%) above the revised March figure of 481,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 217,000. Source: USDOC

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