(Sharecast News) - US building permits rose in July even as housing starts fell sharply, according to fresh data from the Census Bureau.
Permits increased 5% month‑on‑month to an annualised rate of 1.44m, comfortably above expectations for 1.37m. Multi‑unit permits jumped 9.1% to 490,000, while single‑family authorisations were up 2.5% at...

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