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US Data: Building Permits Issued by Units and Region>

Data through:  December 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
Percent changes and those marked with * calculated by MNI
                                    *Total
Date     Total  1-fam    2-4     5+  Multi     NE     MW  South   West
Dec-17     1320    877     38    405    443    144    220    589    367
Jan-18     1366    870     45    451    496    115    176    697    378
Feb-18     1323    886     46    391    437    145    192    617    369
Mar-18     1377    851     40    486    526    135    203    652    387
Apr-18     1364    863     41    460    501     95    195    727    347
May-18     1301    843     34    424    458    134    209    625    333
Jun-18     1292    853     36    403    439    119    173    670    330
Jul-18     1303    873     28    402    430    125    181    665    332
Aug-18     1249    827     35    387    422    102    190    650    307
Sep-18     1270    854     40    376    416     95    171    664    340
Oct-18     1265    847     36    382    418    120    186    641    318
Nov-18     1322    848     39    435    474    117    176    702    327
Dec-18     1326    829     37    460    497    110    145    688    383
Pct change, mo/mo
Jan-18      3.5   -0.8   18.4   11.4   12.0  -20.1  -20.0   18.3    3.0
Feb-18     -3.1    1.8    2.2  -13.3  -11.9   26.1    9.1  -11.5   -2.4
Mar-18      4.1   -4.0  -13.0   24.3   20.4   -6.9    5.7    5.7    4.9
Apr-18     -0.9    1.4    2.5   -5.3   -4.8  -29.6   -3.9   11.5  -10.3
May-18     -4.6   -2.3  -17.1   -7.8   -8.6   41.1    7.2  -14.0   -4.0
Jun-18     -0.7    1.2    5.9   -5.0   -4.1  -11.2  -17.2    7.2   -0.9
Jul-18      0.9    2.3  -22.2   -0.2   -2.1    5.0    4.6   -0.7    0.6
Aug-18     -4.1   -5.3   25.0   -3.7   -1.9  -18.4    5.0   -2.3   -7.5
Sep-18      1.7    3.3   14.3   -2.8   -1.4   -6.9  -10.0    2.2   10.7
Oct-18     -0.4   -0.8  -10.0    1.6    0.5   26.3    8.8   -3.5   -6.5
Nov-18      4.5    0.1    8.3   13.9   13.4   -2.5   -5.4    9.5    2.8
Dec-18      0.3   -2.2   -5.1    5.7    4.9   -6.0  -17.6   -2.0   17.1
Pct change, yr/yr
Dec-18      0.5   -5.5   -2.6   13.6   12.2  -23.6  -34.1   16.8    4.4
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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