FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, AUGUST 2019 Release Number: CB19‐137 September 18, 2019 ‐
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for August 2019:
Building Permits Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,419,000. This is 7.7 percent (±1.2 percent) above the revised July rate of 1,317,000 and is 12.0 percent (±1.6 percent) above the August 2018 rate of 1,267,000. Single‐family authorizations in August were at a rate of 866,000; this is 4.5 percent (±0.8 percent) above the revised July figure of 829,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 509,000 in August.