The breakdown of the statistics that the Census Bureau and HUD released are as follows:
• Building Permits — Information released by HUD and the Census Bureau shows that privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000. This is 11.6 percent (±1.1 percent) above the revised August rate of 801,000 and is 45.1 percent (±1.8 percent) above the September 2011 estimate of 616,000.