Workers construct a house by developer KB Home in Gilbert, Arizona October 20, 2009. Softer-than-expected U.S. housing starts last month and a drop in prices paid at the farm and factory gate pointed to an anemic economic recovery, backing views that interest rates could stay low for a while. A Commerce Department report on Tuesday showed groundbreaking for new homes rose 0.5 percent to an annual rate of 590,000 units in September,shy of forecasts for a 610,000 unit rate. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)