Here are the figures for the month of January 2010. Let’s put our tools to use and build, build, and build!!
Feb 17 Building Permits - The number of building permits issued in January fell from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000. Permits are still up 16.9% year-over-year. While multi-family building permits plummeted 26%, single-family permits were up 0.4% during the month.
Housing Starts – Construction of new homes climbed to an annual rate of 591,000 during January, up 21.1% from a year ago. The rise was attributed to decreased new home supply. Export and Import Prices – Import prices increased in January by 1.4%, largely due to higher fuel prices. Prices for non-fuel imports rose 0.4% for the month. Export prices rose 0.8% in January following a 0.6% rise in December.
