Investing.com - The number of building permits issued in the U.S. rose more-than-expected last month, official data showed on Friday.
In a report, the Census Bureau said that the number of building permits issued rose to 1.080M, from 1.000M in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 0.997M.
Analysts had expected the number of building permits issued to rise to 1.010M last month.