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US Data: New Residential Construction - Summary>
Release for: December 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
*Calculations by MNI
yr-ago % chg mo/mo: % chg
Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18 Dec-17 Dec-18 Nov-18 y/y:
Housing starts 1078 1214 1209 1210 -11.2 0.4 -10.9
(previous) -- 1256 1217 -- -- -- --
Single-family 758 812 863 847 -6.7 -5.9 -10.5
1-fam % of total 70.3 66.9 71.4 70.0 -- -- --
Total multi-family* 320 402 346 363 -20.4 16.2 -11.8
multi-fam % of total 29.7 33.1 28.6 30.0 -- -- --
Northeast 107 107 91 88 0.0 17.6 21.6
Midwest 125 144 186 170 -13.2 -22.6 -26.5
South 630 670 592 594 -6.0 13.2 6.1
West 216 293 340 358 -26.3 -13.8 -39.7
Housing starts (unadj) 71.7 92.2 105.7 81.4 -22.2 -12.8 -11.9
Building permits 1326 1322 1265 1320 0.3 4.5 0.5
Single-family 829 848 847 877 -2.2 0.1 -5.5
1-fam % of total 62.5 64.1 67.0 66.4 -- -- --
Total multi-family* 497 474 418 443 4.9 13.4 12.2
multi-fam % of total 37.5 35.9 33.0 33.6 -- -- --
Northeast 110 117 120 144 -6.0 -2.5 -23.6
Midwest 145 176 186 220 -17.6 -5.4 -34.1
South 688 702 641 589 -2.0 9.5 16.8
West 383 327 318 367 17.1 2.8 4.4
Building permits (unadj) 95.4 101.0 112.6 94.8 -5.5 -10.3 0.6
Completions 1097 1128 1111 1197 -2.7 1.5 -8.4
Single-family 790 789 820 837 0.1 -3.8 -5.6
1-fam % of total 72.0 69.9 73.8 69.9 -- -- --
Total multi-family* 307 339 291 360 -9.4 16.5 -14.7
multi-fam % of total 28.0 30.1 26.2 30.1 -- -- --
Completions (unadj) 103.7 94.7 100.2 113.4 9.5 -5.5 -8.6
Homes Not Started 187 175 168 159 6.9 4.2 17.6
Homes Under Construction 1144 1141 1137 1105 0.3 0.4 3.5
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