California Ranks Second in Building lor August

Building permits in 565 cities and towns of the United States during the month of August, 1932, amounted to $32,921,292, according to offi'cial reports made to S. W. Straus & Co. This figure represents one-half of 1 per ,cent increase over July, 1932, when the volume for these cities was $32,747,A91. This is a normal seasonal increase. Permits issued during August, 1932, fell 7O.2 per cent below the same month in 1931.

California ranked second among the twelve leading states in building for August, 1932, with a total of $3,715,353; New York was first with a total of W,820,167. San Francisco ranked fourth with a total of $1,035,774 and Los Angeles was sixth with a total of $859,118 among the cities of the country.

Twenty-five cities reporting the largest volume of building permits for August, 1932, as compared with the same month last year follow: