Building permits down nationwide

Nationwide in July, 937,000 building permits were authorized for privately-owned housing units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. The permits issued were down 17.7 percent from June, and down 32.4 percent from the permits issued in July 2007. About 584,000 single-family building permits were issued, 5.2 percent lower than June, and 318,000 permits were given to buildings with five units or more. TRD

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