Tuesday, May 19, 2020

THE TRUMP DEPRESSION - U.S. HOME CONSTRUCTION PLUNGES!

US Home Construction Plunged 30.2% in April

Homebuilding drops 30%
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home building plunged again in April, taken down by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that ground breakings plummeted 30.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000. Construction of single-family homes dropped 25.4 percent to an annual rate of 650,000.
The lockdowns and travel restrictions designed to contain the pandemic have brought economic life to a near standstill. The unemployment rate is 14.7 percent, highest since the Great Depression.
The construction slump is likely to continue. Building permits for new housing dropped 20.8% to an annual rate of 1.07 million.

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