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US Data: NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index - Summary

Release for: October 2018
Source: NAHB Builders' Economic Council
Weighted average of three component indexes
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             2017:            2018:
               Oct  Nov  Dec    Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct
Overall:        68   69   74     72   71   70   68   70   68   68   67   67   68
Components:
1-family
Sales
Present
time            75   77   80     79   77   77   74   76   74   74   73   73   74
Next 6
months          78   76   79     78   80   78   77   77   75   73   72   74   75
Prospective
Buyer
Traffic         48   50   58     54   54   51   51   51   50   51   49   49   53
Northeast       49   61   53     60   55   54   55   56   58   56   46   60   64
Midwest         65   65   76     69   70   64   63   67   64   63   58   56   58
South           69   72   75     73   73   74   72   71   69   70   72   69   71
West            76   77   84     83   76   77   76   75   76   74   73   74   75
Regional
3-mo Moving
Averages
Northeast       49   53   54     58   56   56   55   55   56   57   53   54   57
Midwest         63   63   69     70   72   68   66   65   65   65   62   59   57
South           68   69   72     73   74   73   73   72   71   70   70   70   71
West            77   77   79     81   81   79   76   76   76   75   74   74   74
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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