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

Release for: December 2018 
Source: NAHB Builders' Economic Council
Weighted average of three component indexes
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             2017:  2018:
               Dec    Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Overall:        74     72   71   70   68   70   68   68   67   67   68   60   56
Components:
1-family
Sales
Present
time            80     79   77   77   74   76   74   74   73   73   74   67   61
Next 6
months          79     78   80   78   77   77   75   73   72   74   75   65   61
Prospective
Buyer
Traffic         58     54   54   51   51   51   50   51   49   49   53   45   43
Northeast       53     60   55   54   55   56   58   56   46   60   61   52   37
Midwest         76     69   70   64   63   67   64   63   58   56   60   54   52
South           75     73   73   74   72   71   69   70   72   69   70   65   61
West            84     83   76   77   76   75   76   74   73   74   74   65   65
Regional
3-mo Moving
Averages
Northeast       54     58   56   56   55   55   56   57   53   54   56   58   50
Midwest         69     70   72   68   66   65   65   65   62   59   58   57   55
South           72     73   74   73   73   72   71   70   70   70   70   68   65
West            79     81   81   79   76   76   76   75   74   74   74   71   68
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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