Statement from Commerce Secretary Locke on New Residential Construction in April 2010

by Gary Kopycinski on May 18, 2010

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released new residential construction data for April 2010. Permits for new housing units fell 11.5 percent in April, but housing starts rose 5.8 percent. Permits have grown 15.9 percent over the last 12 months, and starts have risen 40.9 percent.