FAST FACT

Oct. 1, 2001
The number of new housing starts fell by 6.9 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million, the steepest drop since March 2000.

The number of new housing starts fell by 6.9 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million, the steepest drop since March 2000.
— U.S. Commerce Department.