TABLE F-3. Building-permit activity: Valuation, by private-public ownership, class of construction, and type of building 1 1 Data relate to building construction authorized by local building permits in all localities (over 7.000) having building-permit systems-rural nonfarm as well as urban. Figures on the amount of construction contracts awarded for Federal projects and for public housing (Federal, State, and local) in permit-issuing places are added to the valuation data (estimated cost entered by builders on building-permit applications) for privately owned projects; construction undertaken by State and local governments is reported by local officials. Because permit valuations generally understate the actual cost of construction and because of lapsed permits and the lag between permit issuance or contract-awarded dates and start of construction, these data do • Revised. Includes a retroactive building permit issued during the month for a steel plant, valued at $120 million, which was actually begun early in 1957. SOURCE: U. 8. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. TABLE F-4. Building-permit activity: Valuation, by class of construction and geographic region 1 June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June Total Total All building construction 3. North Central. 2, 027. 41, 842. 41, 797. 11, 516. 81, 110. 11, 153. 01, 097. 21, 230. 61, 642. 71, 551. 71, 626. 11, 693. 41, 795. 8 18, 142.3 557.5 506.4 393. 0 390.9 3, 878.8 18, 787.8 4,056. 2 5, 681. 0 1 TABLE F-5. Building-permit activity: Valuation, by metropolitan-nonmetropolitan location and State 1 TABLE F-6. Number of new permanent nonfarm dwelling units started, by ownership and location, and construction cost 1 Excludes temporary units, conversions, dormitory accommodations, trailers, and military barracks; includes prefabricated housing if permanent. These estimates are based on (1) monthly building-permit reports adjusted for lapsed permits and for lag between permit issuance and the start of construction, (2) continuous field surveys in nonpermit-issuing places, and (3) reports of public construction contract awards. Private construction costs are based on permit valuation adjusted for understatement of costs shown on permit applications. Public construction costs are based on contract values or estimated construction costs for individual projects. 4 Revised. NOTE: For a description of these series, see Techniques of Preparing Major BLS Statistical Series, BLS Bull. 1168 (1954). SOURCE: U. 8. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not available. 'Preliminary. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1958 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS LAWRENCE R. KLEIN, Editor-in-Chief MARY S. BEDELL, Executive Editor 1146 Provisions of the New Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act 1162 Erratum, September 1958 issue New Housing and Its Materials, 1940–56 This 64-page bulletin (No. 1231) presents comprehensive information on the kinds of nonfarm housing built in recent years. The residential building industry occupies a key position in the economy; it is a major source of employment, an important consumer of materials and services, a user of extensive land areas, a large contributor to capital formation, and a source of substantial tax revenues. The survey covers • Structural characteristics • Materials • Equipment and appliances • Floor area • Selling price Detailed tables are presented for houses built in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas and in each of the four broad geographical regions. Send orders (accompanied by check or money order) to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C., or to any of the following Bureau of Labor Statistics regional offices: |