Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Permits - Prior 10y range (thousand) 2023 2024 Building Materials US Housing Starts and Permits – Permits disappoint but starts in line Key takeaways from US Census Bureau data released overnight: 1) September housing permits of 1,428k were lower than consensus expectations of 1,460k by -2.1% while starts were roughly in-line with expectations at 1,354k (Figure 3Totals permits andr–ctual vs.coneu xpctaions (SAR), 2) permits fell sequentially MoM (-3.2%) and re ...