New Home Sales and New Housing Starts. Past data so you can see

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NEW HOME SALES
JAN 2009 309K AND NOW PEOPLE BEGIN TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
DEC 2009 342 K
NOV 2009 370 K
OCT 2009 430 K
SEP 2009 405 K
AUG 2009 417 K
JUL 2009 433 K
JUN 2009 395 K
MAY 2009 346 K
APR 2009 344 K
MAR 2009 351 K
FEB 2009 358 K
JAN 2009 322 K
DEC 2008 344 K
NOV 2008 388 K
OCT 2008 419 K
SEP 2008 457 K
AUG 2008 460 K
JUL 2008 520 K
JUN 2008 503 K
MAY 2008 533 K
APR 2008 525 K
MAR 2008 509 K
FEB 2008 575 K
JAN 2008 601 K
DEC 2007 634 K

JULY 2007 867 K
JUN 2007 834 K
MAY 2007 893 K
APR 2007 930 K
MAR 2007 844 K
FEB 2007 836 K
JAN 2007 882 K
DEC 2006 1123 K
NOV 2006 1069 K
OCT 2006 1013 K
SEP 2006 1037 K
AUG 2006 1009 K
JUL 2006 1072 K
JUN 2006 1120 K
MAY 2006 1166 K
APR 2006 1180 K
MAR 2006 1142 K
FEB 2006 1080 K
JAN 2006 1207 K
DEC 2005 1298 K
NOV 2005 1233 K


NEW HOUSING STARTS (USED TO BE TWO MILLION A MONTH)
JAN 2010 621K
DEC 2009 557K
NOV 2009 580K
OCT 2009 527K
SEP 2009 590K
AUG 2009 598K
JUL 2009 581K
JUN 2009 587K
MAY 2009 532K
APR 2009 458 K
MAR 2009 525 K
FEB 2009 572K
JAN 2009 477K
DEC 2008 560K
NOV 2008 651K
OCT 2008 771K
SEP 2008 828K
AUG 2008 895K
JUL 2008 954K
JUN 2008 1084K
MAY 2008 977K

FEB 2008 1075K

MAY 2007 1474 K
APR 2007 1506K
MAR 2007 1518K
FEB 2007 1525K

BUILDING PERMITS
JAN 2010 621k
DEC 2009 653 K
NOV 2009 589 K
OCT 2009 551 K
SEP 2009 573 K
AUG 2009 579 K
JUL 2009 560 K
JUN 2009 570 K
MAY 2009 518 K
APR 2009 494 K
MAR 2009 511 K
AUG 2008 854 K
JUL 2008 937 K
JUN 2008 1091 K
MAY 2008 969 K
APR 2008 1008 K
MAR 2008 927 K
FEB 2008 978 K
JAN 2008 1048 K
DEC 2007 1068 K
MAY 2007 1501 K
APR 2007 1457 K
MAR 2007 1544 K
FEB 2007 1532 K
JAN 2007 1571 K
DEC 2006 2068 K
NOV 2006 1505 K
OCT 2006 1535 K
SEP 2006 1619 K
AUG 2006 1722 K
JUL 2006 1747 K
JUN 2006 1862 K
MAY 2006 1932 K
APR 2006 1984 K
MAR 2006 2059 K
FEB 2006 2145 K
JAN 2006 2217 K
DEC 2005 2068K

 

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I HAD SOMEBODY EMAIL ME TODAY TO TELL ME THAT NEW HOUSE SALES WERE NEVER THAT HIGH. I remember very well when they were. That was way back when carpenters, plumbers, electricians, roofers and masons had full employment rather than one day's worth or work a week.