BIGGEST GAINS IN U.S. HOUSING PERMITS

Biggest gains in the number of private housing permits, comparing the second quarter of 1989 to the same period last year.

City Total Permits Percent Increase Portland, Ore. 5,744 75.4% Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 14,174 53.0 Albuquerque 956 50.3 Milwaukee 2,631 28.6 Riverside-San Bernardino 14,466 22.3 Seattle 6,405 21.0 Memphis, Tenn. 2,578 17.2 Houston 3,021 16.6 Daytona Beach, Fla. 1,692 16.4 Greensboro, N.C. 2,192 11.0

Source: U.S. Housing Markets/Lomas Mortgage USA