US housing starts and building permit data will be released Wednesday morning at 7:30 am CT. Economists are forecasting housing starts +5.8% month-to-month to 1.31 mln unit annualized pace in August. They are also forecasting US building permit data +1.0% to 1.41 mln unit rate.

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">US housing starts and building permit data will be released Wednesday morning at 7:30 am CT.  Economists are forecasting housing starts +5.8% month-to-month to 1.31 mln unit annualized pace in August.  They are also forecasting US building permit data +1.0% to 1.41 mln unit rate.</div>