United States housing brief, September 2017

Delton Alderman

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-354

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United States housing brief, September 2017

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Authors:

Delton Alderman

Year:

2018

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-354

Source:

Research Note. FPL-RN-0354. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 8 p.

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Abstract

The bright spot in September was new single-family sales, but housing starts appear to have stalled on a monthly basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors. New construction spending’s contribution to U.S. gross domestic product decreased on a quarterly basis.

Keywords

Housing permits, starts, under construction, completions, construction spending, new sales, existing sales, regional housing data, economic indicators

Citation

Alderman, Delton. 2018. United States housing brief, September 2017. Research Note. FPL-RN-0354. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 8 p.