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National new constuction permits, starts, and sales

By
Industry Observer with Howard Sumner Consulting
actual total for year permit issued   start of construction
    multi single   multi single single sales 
2012: Year to Date 305.2 201.0   289.8 202.6 154
2011: Year to Date 232.2 167.3   228.6 168.3 130
year over year + or  - 31.44% 20.14%   26.77% 20.38% 18.46%
seasonally adjusted          
  permits issued       permits issued total
  one unit structure       includes multi family
permits issued   494     780  
             
peak year   1682     2219  
permits % drop from peak   71%     65%
50 year average   911     1383  
permits % drop from 50 year   46%     44%
             
movement up from Bottom 353 40%   522 49%
             
  housing started       starts total  
  one unit structure       includes multi family
starts    516     708  
             
peak year   1611     2357  
starts % drop from peak   68%     70%
50 year average   1056     1481  
starts % drop from 50 year   51%     52%
             
movement up from Bottom 360 43%   520 36%
             
             
  housing sales          
  one unit structure          
new single family sales 369        
             
peak year July 2005   1283        
sales % drop from peak   71%      
48 year average from 1963 628        
sales % drop from 48 year average   41%      
Bottom August 2010          
movement up from Bottom 278 33%