Daily Business Buzz: Daily Business Buzz:U.S. July housing starts fell 1.0 pct

Starts and building permits with percent changes, seasonally adjusted annual rates in 1,000s of units:
PCT CHANGE	Jul	Jun	May	Yr / Yr
Starts	-1.00%	6.50%	15.00%	-37.70%
Permits	-1.80%	10.00%	4.00%	-39.40%

RATE	Jul	Jun	May	Yr / Yr
Starts	581	587	551	933
Permits	560	570	518	924

Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates in 1,000s of Units:
STARTS	Jul	Jun	May	Yr / Yr
Single	490	482	409	632
Multiple	91	105	142	301

PERMITS	Jul	Jun	May	Yr / Yr
Single	458	433	406	575
Multiple	102	137	112	349

Actual Starts and Permits (1,000's)
	Jul	Jun	May	Yr / Yr
Starts	56	59	52	87
Permits	54	60	48	86

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
STARTS	%	Rate
Northeast	-16.3	67
Midwest	12.9	114
South	-1.4	276
West	-1.6	124


PERMITS	%	Rate
Northeast	-5.2	55
Midwest	14.1	105
South	-9.2	277
West	7	12

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