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US Data: New Residential Construction - Summary>

Release for:         July 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
*Calculations by MNI
                                             yr-ago % chg mo/mo:   % chg
                         Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18 Jul-17 Jul-18 Jun-18  y/y:
Housing starts             1168   1158   1329   1185    0.9  -12.9   -1.4
  (previous)                --    1173   1337    --     --     --     --
  Single-family             862    854    938    839    0.9   -9.0    2.7
    1-fam % of total       73.8   73.7   70.6   70.8    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       306    304    391    346    0.7  -22.3  -11.6
    multi-fam % of total   26.2   26.3   29.4   29.2    --     --     --
  Northeast                  97    101    106    119   -4.0   -4.7  -18.5
  Midwest                   173    155    239    161   11.6  -35.1    7.5
  South                     636    576    652    611   10.4  -11.7    4.1
  West                      262    326    332    294  -19.6   -1.8  -10.9
Housing starts (unadj)    110.4  110.6  123.7  112.3   -0.2  -10.6   -1.7
Building permits           1311   1292   1301   1258    1.5   -0.7    4.2
  Single-family             869    853    843    817    1.9    1.2    6.4
    1-fam % of total       66.3   66.0   64.8   64.9    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       442    439    458    441    0.7   -4.1    0.2
    multi-fam % of total   33.7   34.0   35.2   35.1    --     --     --
  Northeast                 126    119    134    122    5.9  -11.2    3.3
  Midwest                   183    173    209    173    5.8  -17.2    5.8
  South                     668    670    625    638   -0.3    7.2    4.7
  West                      334    330    333    325    1.2   -0.9    2.8
Building permits (unadj)  114.0  121.6  125.0  102.9   -6.3   -2.7   10.8
Completions                1188   1209   1251   1197   -1.7   -3.4   -0.8
  Single-family             814    859    875    847   -5.2   -1.8   -3.9
    1-fam % of total       68.5   71.1   69.9   70.8    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       374    350    376    350    6.9   -6.9    6.9
    multi-fam % of total   31.5   28.9   30.1   29.2    --     --     --
Completions (unadj)       100.9  108.5  105.7  102.2   -7.0    2.6   -1.3
Homes Not Started           175    164    160    142    6.7    2.5   23.2
Homes Under Construction   1122   1121   1126   1071    0.1   -0.4    4.8
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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