BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 8/20/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• July housing starts down by 1.1% from June but 21.5% above July of 2011
• July building permits up by 6.8% since June and by 29.5% from July of 2011
• Leading Economic Index rose by 0.4% in July following similar decline in June
• Consumer sentiment unexpectedly improves in August
• Philadelphia Fed's Business Outlook Survey increases slightly from July
• Initial unemployment claims rise by 2,000 in latest report

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