US Oct Bldg Permits Revised Up To -0.4% To 1.265 Mln Unit Rate>

--October Permits Originally Reported -0.6% To 1.263 Mln Unit Rate            

     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The number of U.S. building permits issued in 

October was revised up to a decrease of 0.4% to a 1.265 million unit 

annual rate, the Commerce Department's Bureau of the Census said 

Wednesday.          

     Permits issued were originally reported down 0.6% to a 1.263             

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 revised lower to a decline of 

0.8% at a 847,000 unit rate (previously down 0.6% at a 849,000 unit 

rate). Permits for multi-unit buildings were revised up to a gain of 

0.5% at a 418,000 unit rate (previously down 0.5% at a 414,000 unit 

rate.)                      

     **MNI Washington Bureau: 202-371-2121**                                  

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