USA, building permits in May -7% opening of construction sites -14.4%

USA building permits in May 7 opening of construction sites

(Finance) – Negative signals come from US housing market in May 2022. According to the US Department of Commerce i new construction sites started they recorded a decline of 14.4%, reaching 1,549 million units, after the 5.5% increase recorded in April (revised from -0.2%). Analysts’ expectations had predicted a decrease in the number of construction sites to 1.701 million.

THE building permits issued by the authorities competent authorities recorded a decrease of 7% in the same period to 1.695 million units, after the -3% recorded the previous month. Analysts’ expectations were for a decrease in permits to 1.785 million.

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