米住宅着工件数 １２月分

米商務省が19日発表した2010年12月の米住宅着工件数は季節調整済みの年率換算で52万9000戸となり、前月の改定値（55万3000戸）と比べ 4.3％減った。市場予測平均（55万戸）をやや下回り、再び前月比マイナスに転じた。前年同月比では8.2％減だった。（日経電子版）

New-home construction dropped in December to its lowest level in more than a year as the feeble housing sector ended 2010 on a weak note.
Private building of new homes dropped 4.3% in December from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000—the lowest level of housing starts since October 2009, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The construction industry continued to stumble last year even as economic growth picked up and private-sector job creation returned. Housing starts ended the year 8.2% below December 2009 and there's little sign building will pick up early this year.　（WSJ）