Historical Year Data · 2008

Building Permits: Single-Family in 2008

Building Permits: Single-Family opened 2008 at 708 and closed at 364, a -48.59% move for the year. The high of 708 was reached on January 1, and the low of 364 on December 1.

Open

708

2008-01

364

12 data points

High

708

Jan 1

Low

364

Dec 1

Full Year Change

-48.59%

2007 Change

-36.80%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	708	708	708	708	+0.00%
Feb	664	664	664	664	+0.00%
Mar	642	642	642	642	+0.00%
Apr	661	661	661	661	+0.00%
May	633	633	633	633	+0.00%
Jun	605	605	605	605	+0.00%
Jul	571	571	571	571	+0.00%
Aug	543	543	543	543	+0.00%
Sep	529	529	529	529	+0.00%
Oct	469	469	469	469	+0.00%
Nov	420	420	420	420	+0.00%
Dec	364	364	364	364	+0.00%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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