US Data: Housing Starts by Units and Region>

Data through:  October 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

Oct-17     1265    888     18    359    377    145    200    617    303

Nov-17     1303    948      8    347    355     93    178    678    354

Dec-17     1210    847      4    359    363     88    170    594    358

Jan-18     1334    886     13    435    448    116    145    684    389

Feb-18     1290    900     18    372    390    132    154    615    389

Mar-18     1327    882     14    431    445    120    182    630    395

Apr-18     1276    898     21    357    378     96    160    669    351

May-18     1329    938     12    379    391    106    239    652    332

Jun-18     1177    851     10    316    326    104    164    564    345

Jul-18     1184    861      6    317    323    103    178    624    279

Aug-18     1280    890     17    373    390     99    187    657    337

Sep-18     1210    881      6    323    329    132    158    569    351

Oct-18     1228    865     20    343    363     87    210    596    335

Pct change, mo/mo

Nov-17      3.0    6.8  -55.6   -3.3   -5.8  -35.9  -11.0    9.9   16.8

Dec-17     -7.1  -10.7  -50.0    3.5    2.3   -5.4   -4.5  -12.4    1.1

Jan-18     10.2    4.6  225.0   21.2   23.4   31.8  -14.7   15.2    8.7

Feb-18     -3.3    1.6   38.5  -14.5  -12.9   13.8    6.2  -10.1    0.0

Mar-18      2.9   -2.0  -22.2   15.9   14.1   -9.1   18.2    2.4    1.5

Apr-18     -3.8    1.8   50.0  -17.2  -15.1  -20.0  -12.1    6.2  -11.1

May-18      4.2    4.5  -42.9    6.2    3.4   10.4   49.4   -2.5   -5.4

Jun-18    -11.4   -9.3  -16.7  -16.6  -16.6   -1.9  -31.4  -13.5    3.9

Jul-18      0.6    1.2  -40.0    0.3   -0.9   -1.0    8.5   10.6  -19.1

Aug-18      8.1    3.4  183.3   17.7   20.7   -3.9    5.1    5.3   20.8

Sep-18     -5.5   -1.0  -64.7  -13.4  -15.6   33.3  -15.5  -13.4    4.2

Oct-18      1.5   -1.8  233.3    6.2   10.3  -34.1   32.9    4.7   -4.6

Pct change, yr/yr

Oct-18     -2.9   -2.6   11.1   -4.5   -3.7  -40.0    5.0   -3.4   10.6

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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