- Prior was -9.0%
- Permits -8.2% y/y
- Residential construction intentions rose $268.3 million to $7.3 billion in July
- Non-residential building permits decreased $279.2 million to $4.6 billion in July
From the separate report on capacity utilization:
- Q2 utilization 79.3% vs 78.8% expected
- Q1 was 80.1%
- Manufacturing capacity 79.3% vs 79.9% prior
