FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013 AT 8:30 A.M. EDT

CB13-144

Raemeka Mayo or Stephen Cooper

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-5160

NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN JULY 2013

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential 

construction statistics for July 2013:

BUILDING PERMITS

Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 943,000. This is 2.7 

percent (±0.8%) above the revised June rate of 918,000 and is 12.4 percent (±1.3%) above the July 2012 estimate of 839,000.

Single-family authorizations in July were at a rate of 613,000; this is 1.9 percent (±0.9%) below the revised June figure of 625,000. 

Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 303,000 in July.

HOUSING STARTS

Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 896,000. This is 5.9 percent (±14.5%)* above the 

revised June estimate of 846,000 and is 20.9 percent (±12.9%) above the July 2012 rate of 741,000.

Single-family housing starts in July were at a rate of 591,000; this is 2.2 percent (±9.7%)* below the revised June figure of 604,000. 

The July rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 290,000.

HOUSING COMPLETIONS

Privately-owned housing completions in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 774,000. This is 1.8 percent (±12.9%)* above 

the revised June estimate of 760,000 and is 15.0 percent (±17.9%)* above the July 2012 rate of 673,000.

Single-family housing completions in July were at a rate of 571,000; this is 5.9 percent (±10.2%)* above the revised June rate of 

539,000. The July rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 195,000.

New Residential Construction data for August 2013 will be released on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 8:30 A.M. EDT.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

In interpreting changes in the statistics in this release, note that month-to-month changes in seasonally adjusted statistics often show movements which may be irregular. 

It may take 2 months to establish an underlying trend for building permit authorizations, 4 months for total starts, and 6 months for total completions. The statistics in 

this release are estimated from sample surveys and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling error including bias and variance from response, 

nonreporting, and undercoverage. Estimated relative standard errors of the most recent data are shown in the tables. Whenever a statement such as “2.5 percent 

(±3.2%) above” appears in the text, this indicates the range (-0.7 to +5.7 percent) in which the actual percent change is likely to have occurred. All ranges given for 

percent changes are 90-percent confidence intervals and account only for sampling variability. If a range does not contain zero, the change is statistically significant. If it 

does contain zero, the change is not statistically significant; that is, it is uncertain whether there was an increase or decrease. The same policies apply to the confidence 

intervals for percent changes shown in the tables. On average, the preliminary seasonally adjusted estimates of total building permits, housing starts and housing 

completions are revised about two percent or less. Explanations of confidence intervals and sampling variability can be found on our web site listed above.

* 90% confidence interval includes zero. The Census Bureau does not have sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero.

U.S. Census Bureau News

Joint Release

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. 20233
Table 1. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places

[Thousands of units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

2 to 4 5 units 

Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit 

2012: July 839 520 29 290 90 43 118 85 427 275 204 117 

August 827 520 28 279 82 41 128 89 430 275 187 115 

September 921 559 29 333 88 45 150 94 475 296 208 124 

October 908 570 26 312 82 46 156 98 479 306 191 120 

November 933 574 29 330 78 44 164 94 488 309 203 127 

December 943 584 30 329 100 49 146 101 471 310 226 124 

2013: January 915 588 26 301 100 45 147 101 448 309 220 133 

February 952 600 31 321 83 50 148 93 488 319 233 138 

March 890 599 25 266 100 49 139 93 450 322 201 135 

April 1,005 614 25 366 99 52 165 98 515 332 226 132 

May 985 620 27 338 101 52 153 101 510 333 221 134 

June (r) 918 625 26 267 105 52 145 102 458 331 210 140 

July (p) 943 613 27 303 106 51 149 105 463 326 225 131 

Average RSE (%)1 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 

Percent Change:

July 2013 from June 2013 2.7% -1.9% 3.8% 13.5% 1.0% -1.9% 2.8% 2.9% 1.1% -1.5% 7.1% -6.4%

90% Confidence Interval 3 ± 0.8 ± 0.9 ± 2.4 ± 1.9 ± 2.4 ± 3.4 ± 3.0 ± 3.5 ± 1.2 ± 1.4 ± 1.3 ± 1.7 

July 2013 from July 2012 12.4% 17.9% -6.9% 4.5% 17.8% 18.6% 26.3% 23.5% 8.4% 18.5% 10.3% 12.0%

90% Confidence Interval 3 ± 1.3 ± 0.9 ± 14.8 ± 1.9 ± 4.4 ± 6.3 ± 3.4 ± 4.0 ± 1.5 ± 1.8 ± 3.2 ± 4.1 

2011: 624.1 418.5 21.6 184.0 68.5 39.0 102.7 70.5 320.7 227.1 132.2 81.9 

2012: 829.7 518.7 25.9 285.1 84.7 44.2 133.0 87.3 427.8 276.0 184.2 111.2 

RSE (%) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)

2012: Year to Date2 457.8 296.2 13.5 148.1 47.3 25.1 68.1 48.2 239.5 158.4 103.0 64.4 

2013: Year to Date2 564.5 371.2 15.4 177.8 59.8 29.5 85.1 59.4 287.8 199.8 131.9 82.6 

RSE (%) (Z) 1 3 (Z) 3 3 1 1 (Z) 1 1 1 

Year to Date Percent Change 4 23.3% 25.3% 14.1% 20.1% 26.6% 17.5% 25.0% 23.1% 20.2% 26.1% 28.1% 28.2%

90% Confidence Interval 3 ± 1.0 ± 1.1 ± 5.6 ± 1.0 ± 5.6 ± 8.0 ± 1.8 ± 2.2 ± 0.7 ± 0.8 ± 1.7 ± 2.1 

2012: July 74.1 47.3 2.6 24.2 8.1 4.1 11.1 8.0 37.5 24.4 17.4 10.8 

August 80.0 49.8 2.7 27.5 7.7 3.9 12.9 9.0 40.8 26.0 18.5 11.0 

September 73.7 43.3 2.3 28.1 7.3 3.8 13.4 8.0 36.9 22.0 16.1 9.5 

October 77.5 49.6 2.4 25.5 7.6 4.3 16.2 9.9 38.0 25.2 15.7 10.2 

November 68.7 40.4 2.3 26.0 6.0 3.3 13.2 6.8 35.3 21.6 14.2 8.6 

December 67.2 36.3 2.2 28.7 7.7 3.2 9.1 5.3 34.2 20.0 16.3 7.8 

2013: January 63.7 40.5 1.8 21.5 6.6 2.8 7.2 4.8 34.8 23.8 15.1 9.1 

February 66.0 42.0 2.2 21.7 4.9 2.8 7.6 5.1 37.0 24.6 16.5 9.5 

March 75.8 51.4 2.0 22.4 7.2 3.8 10.9 7.6 40.4 28.4 17.4 11.6 

April 90.5 59.7 2.3 28.5 8.7 5.0 16.2 10.4 45.6 31.6 20.0 12.7 

May 94.9 62.4 2.4 30.1 9.7 5.4 15.4 11.0 47.4 32.3 22.3 13.7 

June (r) 83.9 57.0 2.3 24.6 11.2 4.8 13.2 9.7 40.0 29.2 19.5 13.3 

July (p) 87.1 58.7 2.6 25.8 10.1 5.0 14.5 10.6 41.7 30.3 20.8 12.8 

Average RSE (%)1 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. RSE Relative standard error. S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards. 

X Not applicable. Z Relative standard error is less than 0.5 percent.

1

Average RSE for the latest 6-month period. 2Reflects revisions not distributed to months. 3 See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explanation of 90% confidence intervals. 4 Computed using unrounded data.

 Seasonally adjusted annual rate

 Not seasonally adjusted

Midwest South West

Period In structures with --

United States Northeast 
Table 2. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized, but Not Started, at End of Period

[Thousands of units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

2 to 4 5 units 

Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit 

2012: July 87.5 42.1 1.5 44.0 8.9 5.2 8.7 4.7 48.2 22.6 21.7 9.6 

August 94.5 46.4 1.8 46.4 9.1 5.4 8.7 5.2 53.2 24.8 23.6 10.9 

September 93.3 42.4 2.2 48.7 8.4 4.9 8.3 5.3 53.0 21.6 23.5 10.6 

October 89.9 42.6 2.0 45.3 8.0 5.3 8.5 5.0 52.3 22.7 21.0 9.7 

November 90.1 43.9 2.6 43.6 8.4 5.0 8.6 4.5 51.2 24.8 21.9 9.5 

December 92.5 43.0 2.8 46.7 8.2 4.6 6.5 4.6 54.3 24.7 23.5 9.1 

2013: January 92.7 43.8 2.6 46.3 7.9 4.4 8.6 5.1 54.4 25.5 21.8 8.9 

February 93.4 43.9 2.4 47.1 7.2 4.5 8.8 5.5 54.7 25.0 22.6 9.0 

March 86.2 44.5 2.5 39.3 6.7 4.6 10.5 6.3 49.1 25.7 20.0 7.9 

April 94.6 48.6 1.9 44.2 6.5 4.2 12.6 6.7 55.3 29.1 20.2 8.5 

May (r) 102.1 53.1 1.7 47.3 9.3 5.0 14.2 7.9 55.1 30.4 23.5 9.9 

June (r) 101.5 51.6 1.9 47.9 9.9 5.2 14.2 7.6 53.3 28.7 24.1 10.1 

July (p) 101.6 53.1 2.0 46.5 9.3 4.8 13.3 7.8 57.5 30.2 21.6 10.3 

Average RSE (%)1 6 7 22 11 17 19 11 13 9 11 12 13 

Percent Change: 2

July 2013 from June 2013 0.1% 2.8% 4.5% -3.0% -6.2% -7.8% -6.4% 3.3% 7.8% 5.1% -10.5% 1.5%

90% Confidence Interval

3 ± 5.9 ± 9.3 ± 27.9 ± 8.5 ± 21.1 ± 10.7 ± 14.1 ± 18.5 ± 8.1 ± 11.2 ± 11.1 ± 22.0 

July 2013 from July 2012 16.1% 26.1% 39.7% 5.7% 3.7% -7.3% 53.3% 68.1% 19.2% 33.2% -0.5% 7.0%

90% Confidence Interval

3 ± 11.1 ± 14.9 ± 69.3 ± 19.0 ± 35.0 ± 21.9 ± 33.4 ± 33.5 ± 15.3 ± 17.7 ± 19.7 ± 49.3 

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. RSE Relative standard error. S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards. 

1

Average RSE for the latest 6-month period. 2 Computed using unrounded data. 3 See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explanation of 90% confidence intervals.

Note: These data represent the number of housing units authorized in all months up to and including the last day of the reporting period and not started as of that date without regard to the 

months of original permit issuance. Cancelled, abandoned, expired, and revoked permits are excluded. 

Period In structures with --

United States Northeast 

 Not seasonally adjusted

Midwest South West
Table 3. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started

[Thousands of units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

2 to 4 5 units 

Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit 

2012: July 741 512 (S) 217 88 42 116 81 351 279 186 110 

August 749 537 (S) 205 75 48 128 87 376 293 170 109 

September 854 591 (S) 254 79 49 147 105 424 308 204 129 

October 864 595 (S) 252 75 42 151 109 425 291 213 153 

November 842 576 (S) 256 68 49 154 97 449 298 171 132 

December 983 620 (S) 345 115 55 190 108 465 322 213 135 

2013: January 898 614 (S) 273 87 49 95 94 483 331 233 140 

February 969 652 (S) 307 106 67 135 94 505 350 223 141 

March 1,005 623 (S) 356 94 45 140 105 554 339 217 134 

April 852 593 (S) 244 79 60 154 108 412 291 207 134 

May (r) 919 597 (S) 311 101 48 135 92 482 332 201 125 

June (r) 846 604 (S) 231 82 50 126 92 431 329 207 133 

July (p) 896 591 (S) 290 115 56 158 101 401 314 222 120 

Average RSE (%)1 5 4 (X) 12 14 10 12 10 7 7 9 8 

Percent Change:

July 2013 from June 2013 5.9% -2.2% (S) 25.5% 40.2% 12.0% 25.4% 9.8% -7.0% -4.6% 7.2% -9.8%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 14.5 ± 9.7 (X) ± 46.2 ± 47.1 ± 26.8 ± 33.0 ± 32.5 ± 18.8 ± 13.2 ± 27.7 ± 15.6 

July 2013 from July 2012 20.9% 15.4% (S) 33.6% 30.7% 33.3% 36.2% 24.7% 14.2% 12.5% 19.4% 9.1%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 12.9 ± 13.6 (X) ± 40.3 ± 48.0 ± 44.6 ± 28.3 ± 27.6 ± 13.0 ± 17.0 ± 32.3 ± 22.2 

2011: 608.8 430.6 10.9 167.3 67.7 41.2 100.9 74.3 307.8 229.3 132.5 85.7 

2012: 780.6 535.3 11.4 233.9 79.7 46.5 127.9 92.1 397.8 282.6 175.1 114.1 

RSE (%) 1 1 14 3 3 5 2 4 2 2 2 2 

2012: Year to Date 433.4 306.0 6.3 121.1 45.7 26.8 63.2 49.7 226.1 165.0 98.4 64.5 

2013: Year to Date 537.0 367.4 8.0 161.6 54.7 31.3 77.9 56.6 276.6 198.4 127.8 81.0 

RSE (%) 2 1 24 5 5 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 

Year to Date Percent Change 3 23.9% 20.1% 27.8% 33.4% 19.8% 16.7% 23.2% 14.0% 22.3% 20.3% 29.9% 25.7%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 4.1 ± 3.4 ± 48.9 ± 12.6 ± 12.2 ± 10.1 ± 8.2 ± 7.4 ± 6.3 ± 4.9 ± 9.7 ± 8.5 

2012: July 69.2 49.4 1.0 18.7 8.1 4.1 11.3 8.3 32.0 25.8 17.7 11.2 

August 69.0 49.3 0.7 19.0 6.9 4.4 12.9 9.1 33.3 25.6 15.8 10.2 

September 75.8 51.4 0.8 23.6 6.9 4.1 13.6 9.8 37.5 26.7 17.8 10.8 

October 77.0 50.3 1.7 25.1 7.1 3.8 15.0 10.8 37.3 24.0 17.7 11.7 

November 62.2 40.1 0.8 21.3 5.1 3.5 12.1 7.4 33.0 20.5 11.9 8.7 

December 63.2 38.2 1.2 23.8 7.9 3.8 11.0 5.4 30.6 20.8 13.6 8.2 

2013: January 58.7 39.4 0.7 18.6 5.4 2.8 4.2 4.1 33.8 23.4 15.4 9.0 

February 66.1 44.2 0.7 21.1 6.3 3.6 7.2 4.4 36.8 26.1 15.8 10.1 

March 83.3 52.5 2.1 28.7 7.5 3.6 10.2 7.4 47.4 30.0 18.2 11.5 

April 76.3 55.3 1.2 19.8 7.4 5.9 14.0 10.2 36.6 26.8 18.3 12.4 

May (r) 87.2 57.9 1.0 28.3 9.5 4.7 14.0 10.0 44.3 30.7 19.4 12.5 

June (r) 81.8 60.9 1.0 19.9 7.8 5.0 12.8 9.9 40.8 32.1 20.4 14.0 

July (p) 83.7 57.2 1.3 25.2 10.8 5.7 15.6 10.6 37.0 29.4 20.4 11.6 

Average RSE (%)1 5 4 38 12 14 10 12 10 7 7 9 8 

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. RSE Relative standard error. S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards. 

X Not applicable. 

1

Average RSE for the latest 6-month period. 2 See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explanation of 90% confidence intervals. 3 Computed using unrounded data.

Period In structures with --

United States Northeast 

 Seasonally adjusted annual rate

 Not seasonally adjusted

Midwest South West
Table 4. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Under Construction at End of Period

[Thousands of units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

2 to 4 5 units 

Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit 

2012: July 490 262 (S) 219 88 35 69 48 210 121 123 58 

August 496 266 (S) 222 91 36 69 49 215 123 121 58 

September 511 271 (S) 232 91 36 72 49 222 126 126 60 

October 520 275 (S) 236 90 34 76 51 225 128 129 62 

November 534 280 (S) 245 90 34 81 53 233 130 130 63 

December 551 284 (S) 258 93 35 85 52 240 133 133 64 

2013: January 563 288 (S) 266 94 35 86 53 246 135 137 65 

February 581 292 (S) 280 97 36 87 53 257 138 140 65 

March 594 293 (S) 290 98 35 89 54 268 141 139 63 

April 607 302 (S) 294 99 37 91 55 275 145 142 65 

May (r) 621 307 (S) 303 101 37 93 56 281 148 146 66 

June (r) 623 311 (S) 302 93 37 93 56 289 150 148 68 

July (p) 636 315 (S) 311 97 38 96 57 293 154 150 66 

Average RSE (%)1 2 3 (X) 4 4 4 4 7 3 3 5 6 

Percent Change:

July 2013 from June 2013 2.1% 1.3% (S) 3.0% 4.3% 2.7% 3.2% 1.8% 1.4% 2.7% 1.4% -2.9%

90% Confidence Interval

2 ± 1.2 ± 1.5 (X) ± 2.1 ± 3.9 ± 2.1 ± 2.7 ± 3.7 ± 1.9 ± 2.2 ± 2.7 ± 2.7 

July 2013 from July 2012 29.8% 20.2% (S) 42.0% 10.2% 8.6% 39.1% 18.8% 39.5% 27.3% 22.0% 13.8%

90% Confidence Interval

2 ± 5.2 ± 4.0 (X) ± 9.8 ± 8.5 ± 9.3 ± 8.5 ± 8.4 ± 8.1 ± 7.1 ± 11.1 ± 5.6 

2012: July 503.7 275.5 8.6 219.6 89.4 36.0 71.4 50.5 216.4 127.3 126.5 61.7 

August 508.6 279.8 7.8 221.0 92.0 37.3 72.1 51.9 219.9 128.7 124.5 61.9 

September 523.5 283.8 8.1 231.5 91.6 36.6 75.6 52.7 227.6 131.7 128.8 62.9 

October 528.8 282.7 9.1 237.0 91.2 34.8 79.0 54.2 227.3 129.9 131.3 63.8 

November 535.2 278.6 9.0 247.7 90.4 34.2 82.3 54.1 232.8 128.3 129.8 62.1 

December 532.5 267.7 9.2 255.7 91.3 33.6 83.4 50.6 229.3 123.4 128.6 60.0 

2013: January 543.1 271.0 9.2 262.9 92.2 33.5 82.6 49.7 236.6 127.2 131.8 60.6 

February 563.6 276.3 9.2 278.0 94.7 34.5 82.7 48.5 250.3 131.6 135.9 61.8 

March 584.3 282.6 10.6 291.0 97.7 34.3 85.1 49.6 264.8 137.8 136.7 60.9 

April 605.3 298.6 11.1 295.6 99.3 36.9 89.0 52.4 275.5 145.2 141.5 64.2 

May (r) 627.7 309.2 10.8 307.7 102.4 37.5 92.8 55.1 284.7 150.2 147.8 66.4 

June (r) 636.5 321.3 10.2 305.0 95.0 38.1 95.0 57.7 295.5 155.5 151.0 70.0 

July (p) 651.1 330.5 10.4 310.1 97.7 39.0 99.0 60.0 300.3 161.8 154.1 69.8 

Average RSE (%)1 2 3 17 4 4 4 4 7 3 3 5 6 

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. RSE Relative standard error. S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards. 

X Not applicable. 

1

Average RSE for the latest 6-month period. 2 See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explanation of 90% confidence intervals.

 Seasonally adjusted

 Not seasonally adjusted

Midwest South West

Period In structures with --

United States Northeast 
Table 5. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed

[Thousands of units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding]

2 to 4 5 units 

Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit 

2012: July 673 466 (S) 198 91 43 134 86 311 242 137 95 

August 686 495 (S) 182 63 41 120 81 331 262 172 111 

September 651 512 (S) 134 72 47 108 93 328 264 143 108 

October 741 535 (S) 201 63 54 119 94 407 268 152 119 

November 677 520 (S) 148 72 47 97 83 346 265 162 125 

December 672 520 (S) 144 57 47 100 93 352 269 163 111 

2013: January 720 554 (S) 156 73 54 89 83 370 288 188 129 

February 727 573 (S) 147 65 45 108 94 373 305 181 129 

March 810 591 (S) 214 97 61 116 98 371 293 226 139 

April 698 526 (S) 166 62 46 127 92 353 267 156 121 

May (r) 711 559 (S) 142 58 47 116 89 382 297 155 126 

June (r) 760 539 (S) 207 70 41 116 86 389 296 185 116 

July (p) 774 571 (S) 195 81 52 126 98 375 274 192 147 

Average RSE (%)1 6 5 (X) 18 17 14 13 13 8 8 12 10 

Percent Change:

July 2013 from June 2013 1.8% 5.9% (S) -5.8% 15.7% 26.8% 8.6% 14.0% -3.6% -7.4% 3.8% 26.7%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 12.9 ± 10.2 (X) ± 31.4 ± 48.7 ± 20.0 ± 29.1 ± 34.4 ± 16.9 ± 12.0 ± 23.4 ± 23.5 

July 2013 from July 2012 15.0% 22.5% (S) -1.5% -11.0% 20.9% -6.0% 14.0% 20.6% 13.2% 40.1% 54.7%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 17.9 ± 12.8 (X) ± 41.7 ± 50.8 ± 40.1 ± 29.1 ± 30.9 ± 20.9 ± 16.0 ± 37.4 ± 25.2 

2011: 584.9 446.6 8.4 129.9 72.5 44.0 103.0 75.9 295.5 235.6 113.9 91.2 

2012: 649.2 483.0 8.7 157.6 74.7 46.8 110.5 85.2 324.6 250.4 139.4 100.6 

RSE (%) 2 2 18 4 6 6 3 5 2 2 4 4 

2012: Year to Date 335.3 246.7 5.4 83.2 44.0 24.4 58.3 42.5 165.9 131.1 67.1 48.7 

2013: Year to Date 404.4 302.9 4.7 96.7 38.2 25.6 60.4 47.5 206.0 159.1 99.8 70.7 

RSE (%) 2 2 18 7 8 8 5 5 3 3 5 4 

Year to Date Percent Change 3 20.6% 22.8% -13.0% 16.2% -13.1% 5.2% 3.6% 11.7% 24.1% 21.3% 48.7% 45.3%

90% Confidence Interval 2 ± 5.8 ± 4.7 ± 33.1 ± 16.0 ± 11.4 ± 13.6 ± 10.3 ± 8.5 ± 8.8 ± 7.4 ± 16.1 ± 9.5 

2012: July 58.2 38.3 0.9 19.0 8.0 3.4 11.8 7.2 26.7 20.1 11.7 7.7 

August 64.8 43.3 1.0 20.5 6.1 3.6 11.3 7.0 30.9 23.1 16.5 9.7 

September 58.7 46.6 0.4 11.7 6.6 4.5 10.3 9.0 28.7 23.1 13.0 10.0 

October 67.7 50.1 0.4 17.2 6.3 5.5 11.3 9.2 36.6 24.7 13.5 10.7 

November 57.8 45.6 0.7 11.5 6.2 4.3 8.9 7.8 28.7 22.4 14.0 11.1 

December 64.8 50.7 0.7 13.4 5.4 4.5 10.4 9.8 33.7 26.0 15.3 10.4 

2013: January 47.5 36.9 0.6 9.9 4.6 3.4 5.5 5.1 24.8 19.6 12.5 8.8 

February 49.7 39.6 0.5 9.7 4.1 2.8 7.1 6.2 26.4 21.9 12.2 8.7 

March 61.7 45.8 0.4 15.5 6.5 3.8 7.9 6.6 29.2 23.5 18.2 11.9 

April 54.6 40.5 0.5 13.6 4.7 3.4 10.0 7.2 27.9 20.9 12.0 9.1 

May (r) 58.3 46.3 0.8 11.2 4.8 4.0 9.3 7.1 31.3 24.6 12.9 10.6 

June (r) 66.1 47.0 1.2 18.0 6.4 3.9 9.6 7.0 34.2 26.1 15.8 9.9 

July (p) 66.5 46.9 0.8 18.8 7.2 4.4 10.9 8.2 32.3 22.5 16.2 11.8 

Average RSE (%)1 6 5 37 18 17 14 13 13 8 8 12 10 

(p) Prelminary. (r) Revised. RSE Relative standard error. S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards. 

X Not applicable. 

1

Average RSE for the latest 6-month period. 2 See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explanation of 90% confidence intervals. 3 Computed using unrounded data.

 Seasonally adjusted annual rate

 Not seasonally adjusted

Midwest South West

Period In structures with --

United States Northeast