. . "But before you leap to the conclusion that yet another leg down in sales may be starting, consider the following data from each series from the last 6 months, including averages for each of the three month periods:Housing permits:2010-09-01 547 2010-10-01 552 2010-11-01 544 (average 547) 2010-12-01 627 2011-01-01 563 2011-02-01 53" . .