The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2017

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2017

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https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf

FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, OCTOBER 2017

Release Number: CB17-184 November 17, 2017 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2017: NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OCTOBER 2017 Building Permits: 1,297,000 Housing Starts: 1,290,000 Housing Completions: 1,232,000 Next Release: December 19, 2017 Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, November 17, 2017 Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,297,000. This is 5.9 percent (±1.4 percent) above the revised September rate of 1,225,000 and is 0.9 percent (±1.6 percent)* above the October 2016 rate of 1,285,000. Single-family authorizations in October were at a rate of 839,000; this is 1.9 percent (±1.7 percent) above the revised September figure of 823,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 416,000 in October. Housing Starts Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,290,000. This is 13.7 percent (±10.5 percent) above the revised September estimate of 1,135,000, but is 2.9 percent (±10.1 percent)* below the October 2016 rate of 1,328,000. Single-family housing starts in October were at a rate of 877,000; this is 5.3 percent (±12.1 percent)* above the revised September figure of 833,000. The October rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 393,000. Housing Completions Privately-owned housing completions in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,232,000. This is 12.6 percent (±12.2 percent) above the revised September estimate of 1,094,000 and is 15.5 percent (±11.7 percent) above the October 2016 rate of 1,067,000. Single-family housing completions in October were at a rate of 793,000; this is 2.6 percent (±11.1 percent)* above the revised September rate of 773,000. The October rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 433,000. 0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 Oct-12 Oct-13 Oct-14 Oct-15 Oct-16 Oct-17 Thousands of Units New Residential Construction (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) Permits Starts Completions Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, November 17, 2017 Data Inquiries Media Inquiries Economic Indicators Division, Residential Construction Branch Public Information Office 301‐763‐5160   301‐763‐3030 eid.rcb@census.gov pio@census.gov The November report is scheduled for release on December 19, 2017. View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing Room:

EXPLANATORY NOTES In interpreting changes in the statistics in this release, note that month-to-month changes in seasonally adjusted statistics often show movements which may be irregular. It may take three months to establish an underlying trend for building permit authorizations, six months for total starts, and five months for total completions. The statistics in this release are estimated from sample surveys and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling error including bias and variance from response, nonreporting, and undercoverage. Estimated relative standard errors of the most recent data are shown in the tables. Whenever a statement such as “2.5 percent (±3.2 percent) above” appears in the text, this indicates the range (-0.7 to +5.7 percent) in which the actual percentage change is likely to have occurred. All ranges given for percentage changes are 90 percent confidence intervals and account only for sampling variability. If a range does not contain zero, the change is statistically significant. If it does contain zero, the change is not statistically significant; that is, it is uncertain whether there was an increase or decrease. The same policies apply to the confidence intervals for percentage changes shown in the tables. On average, the preliminary seasonally adjusted estimates of total building permits, housing starts and housing completions are revised 2 percent or less. Explanations of confidence intervals and sampling variability can be found on our website. API The Census Bureau’s application programming interface lets developers create custom apps to reach new users and makes key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics more accessible than ever before. Go to webpage for more info and full report. 


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