Residential Construction, June 2019
Released Jul7 18, 2019 (www.census.gov)
The U.S. Census Bureau and the
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development jointly
announced the following new
residential construction stat-
istics for June 2019.
Building Permits
Privately-owned housing units
authorized by building permits in
June were at a seasonally
adjusted
annual
rate
of
1,220,000. This is 6.1% below
the revised May rate and is 6.6%
below the June 2018 rate of
1,306,000.
Single-family
authorizations in June were at a
rate of 813,000; this is 0.4%
above April. Authorizations of
units in buildings with five units
or more were at a rate of 360,000
in June.
Housing Starts
Privately-owned housing starts in June
were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
of 1,253,000. This is 0.9% below the
revised May estimate of 1,265,000, but is
6.2% above the June 2018 rate of
1,180,000. Single-family housing starts
in June were at a rate of 847,000; this is
3.5% above the May figure. The June rate
for units in buildings with five units or
more was 396,000.
Housing Completions
Privately-owned housing completions in
June were at a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of 1,161,000. This is 4.8% below the
May figure and is 3.7% below the June
2018 rate of 1,205,000. Single-family
housing completions in June were at a rate
of 870,000; this is 1.8% below the May
rate of 886,000. The June rate for units in
buildings with five units or more was
283,000.
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JULY 2019