New residential construction in the U.S. saw a steep drop in the month of July, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday.
The report said housing starts plunged by 6.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.238 million in July after jumping by 1.1 percent to a revised rate of 1.329 million in June.
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