Housing starts and building permits both increased during June, according to the Commerce Department, broadly in line with expectations.
Source: Sharecast
Housing starts came to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32m in June, up 4.6% from May and slightly better than estimates of 1.3m.
Building permits came to 1.39m, up 0.2% month-on-month and in line with consensus estimates.
Housing completions, on the other hand, slumped 14.7% month-on-month to 1.31m. On an annualised basis, completions were 21.4% year-on-year.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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