6.38 Reporting margins of error.
A U.S. News & World Report article of July 17, 2014, reported Commerce Department estimates of changes in the construction industry:
Construction fell 9.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000 homes, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
If we turn to the original Commerce Department report (released on July 17, 2014), we read:
Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000. This is 9.3 percent (10.3%) below the revised May estimate of 985,000.