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US Data: New Residential Construction - Summary>

Release for: October 2017
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
*Calculations by MNI
                                             yr-ago % chg mo/mo:   % chg
                         Oct-17 Sep-17 Aug-17 Oct-16 Oct-17 Sep-17  y/y:
Housing starts             1290   1135   1172   1328   13.7   -3.2   -2.9
  (previous)                --    1127   1183    --     --     --     --
  Single-family             877    833    871    871    5.3   -4.4    0.7
    1-fam % of total       68.0   73.4   74.3   65.6    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       413    302    301    457   36.8    0.3   -9.6
    multi-fam % of total   32.0   26.6   25.7   34.4    --     --     --
  Northeast                 145    102    108    162   42.2   -5.6  -10.5
  Midwest                   212    179    171    198   18.4    4.7    7.1
  South                     621    530    583    624   17.2   -9.1   -0.5
  West                      312    324    310    344   -3.7    4.5   -9.3
Housing starts (unadj)    112.3  101.9  102.6  114.5   10.2   -0.7   -1.9
Building permits           1297   1225   1272   1285    5.9   -3.7    0.9
  Single-family             839    823    800    779    1.9    2.9    7.7
    1-fam % of total       64.7   67.2   62.9   60.6    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       458    402    472    506   13.9  -14.8   -9.5
    multi-fam % of total   35.3   32.8   37.1   39.4    --     --     --
  Northeast                 126    121    109    116    4.1   11.0    8.6
  Midwest                   192    185    184    202    3.8    0.5   -5.0
  South                     613    595    620    616    3.0   -4.0   -0.5
  West                      366    324    359    351   13.0   -9.7    4.3
Building permits (unadj)  112.1  101.4  119.6  104.0   10.6  -15.2    7.8
Completions                1232   1094   1091   1067   12.6    0.3   15.5
  Single-family             793    773    748    755    2.6    3.3    5.0
    1-fam % of total       64.4   70.7   68.6   70.8    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       439    321    343    312   36.8   -6.4   40.7
    multi-fam % of total   35.6   29.3   31.4   29.2    --     --     --
Completions (unadj)       111.6   97.5  102.1   96.7   14.5   -4.5   15.4
Homes Not Started           152    150    148    133    1.3    1.4   14.3
Homes Under Construction   1096   1086   1078   1053    0.9    0.7    4.1
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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