Housing Starts in the US rose 9.6% in August to 1.356 million units, the monthly data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed the 6.8% decline recorded in July.
In the same period, Building Permits increased 4.9% after falling 3.3% in July.
The US Dollar Index showed no reaction to these figures and was last seen staying in negative territory below 101.00.