US: Housing starts fell by 0.2% in April, Building Permits fell by 3.2%

Housing Starts in the US fell 0.2% in April to 1.724M, below last month’s 1.728M and expectations for a rise to 1.765M. Building Permits, meanwhile, fell from 1.879M in March to 1.819M in April, a drop of 3.2%. That was above the expected drop to 1.812M.