
U.S. Housing Starts Surge 11.2% in February, But Falling Permits Signal Future Slowdown
Building permit continues to decline Building permit, a major indicator of future building, fell to an annual rate of 1.456 million in 1.2% month. This decline increased the trend downward, with the permit now 6.8% from year to year. Single-family authorities remained relatively stable at 992,000 below 0.2% from January. However, permits for multi-family units…