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US Jun Bldg Permits Revised Up To +9.2% To 1.275 Mln Unit Rate>

--June Permits Originally Reported +7.4% To 1.254 Mln Unit Rate                                     
     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The number of U.S. building permits issued in 
June was revised up to an increase of up 9.2% to a 1.275 million unit 
annual rate, the Commerce Department's Bureau of the Census said 
Thursday.                                 
     Permits issued were originally reported up 7.4% to a 1.254 million 
unit rate.                                                                                  
     The Census Bureau revises the latest building permits data on the 
18th working day of the month, three to seven days after the release of                             
the preliminary estimate in the month housing starts and building 
permits report.                                                                                     
     Permits for single-family homes were unrevised at a gain of 4.1% at 
a 811,000 unit rate (previously up 4.1% at a 811,000 unit rate). Permits                         
for multi-unit buildings were revised up to a gain of 19.3% at a 464,000                            
unit rate (previously up 13.9% at a 443,000 unit rate.)                                             
     **MNI Washington Bureau: 202-371-2121**                                                        
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