US Sept housing starts 1127K vs 1175K expected - ConsultFX

US Sept housing starts 1127K vs 1175K expected

September housing starts and building permits data - was 1180K (revised to 1183K) - Down 4.7% on the month - Building permits 1215K vs 1245K expected - Prior building permits 1272K That's a sizeable drop in starts and permits. The initial reaction in the market was some small US dollar. The drop was spread evenly among single and multi-family Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com