So, in January, the number of new buildings soared by 10.1% — up to 1,3 million — reaching its high since January 2008 — while earlier an increase of 9.7% — up to 1,3 million was expected.
Wall Street analysts forecast a 2.7 percent decline from the earlier January level down to $ 1,29 million.
At the same time, the number of issued permits for the construction of new homes in the United States in February decreased by 5.7% — down to 1.298 million at an annual rate.