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Census revises August building permits up to 1,403,000, still below July
Census revised August building permits to a 1,403,000 annual rate, up from the preliminary estimate but 2.1% below July.
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Housing starts fell 5.2% in September to 1,221,000, the second-lowest rate in 25 months
Census says September housing starts fell 5.2% to a 1,221,000 annual rate, with starts in five-plus-unit buildings down 25.9% from a year earlier.
1,221 September 2026 · -5.2% on the month · -7.4% on the year
September starts were the second-lowest of the past 25 months
Privately owned housing starts, thousands of units, SAAR, September 2024 to September 2026
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| Date | Trend | Category | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Housing starts fell 5.2% in September to 1,221,000, the second-lowest rate in 25 months Feature | Census says September housing starts fell 5.2% to a 1,221,000 annual rate, with starts in five-plus-unit buildings down 25.9% from a year earlier. | ||
| Data | Census revises August building permits up to 1,403,000, still below July | Census revised August building permits to a 1,403,000 annual rate, up from the preliminary estimate but 2.1% below July. |