Oct. 2009 - Oct 2010 Monthly Statistics on Building Permits and Housing Starts Decline
FINANCIAL & FOREX INFO NEWS Building permits in October 2010 were 550,000, up 0.5 percent from September but down 4.5 percent from October 2009. Housing starts were 519,000, down 11.7 percent from September and down 1.9 percent from October 2009.