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U.S. housing starts fall slightly to 698,000 rate
The start of construction on new U.S. homes fell 1.1% in February to an annual rate of 698,000, but permits rose 5.1%, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Housing starts in January were revised up to 706,000 from an original reading of 699,000. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected housing starts in February to rise to an annual rate of 706,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. Permits for new construction, a gauge of future demand, increased to an annual rate of 717,000 from 682,000 in January. That's the highest level of permits since the middle of the last recession in October 2008. Permits for ... (full story)
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