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US Data: Housing Starts 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     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     1237    879      9    349    358    141    171    568    357
Oct-18     1209    863     19    327    346     91    186    592    340
Nov-18     1214    812     15    387    402    107    144    670    293
Dec-18     1078    758     18    302    320    107    125    630    216
Pct change, mo/mo
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     -3.4   -1.2  -47.1   -6.4   -8.2   42.4   -8.6  -13.5    5.9
Oct-18     -2.3   -1.8  111.1   -6.3   -3.4  -35.5    8.8    4.2   -4.8
Nov-18      0.4   -5.9  -21.1   18.3   16.2   17.6  -22.6   13.2  -13.8
Dec-18    -11.2   -6.7   20.0  -22.0  -20.4    0.0  -13.2   -6.0  -26.3
Pct change, yr/yr
Dec-18    -10.9  -10.5  350.0  -15.9  -11.8   21.6  -26.5    6.1  -39.7
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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