Here is a look at the residential construction data for September. Housing starts experienced a month over month decrease of 5.2%, which missed the estimated increase of 1.9%. Additionally, the previous figure for housing starts was revised downward to a 5.9% decline from the initially reported 2.6% drop. On the other hand, building permits fell by 0.2%. This reduction in permits was smaller than the estimated 1.3% decrease and followed a 2.1% drop during the prior period.