The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development said:
Building permits were issued at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,254,000 units.
This is a 7.4 percent jump from the May rate of 1,168,000.
June permits were issued at a 5.1 percent higher pace than a year earlier.
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