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US Data: New Residential Construction - Summary>

Release for:         January 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
*Calculations by MNI
                                             yr-ago % chg mo/mo:   % chg
                         Jan-19 Dec-18 Nov-18 Jan-18 Jan-19 Dec-18  y/y:
Housing starts             1230   1037   1206   1334   18.6  -14.0   -7.8
  (previous)                --    1078   1214    --     --     --     --
  Single-family             926    740    808    886   25.1   -8.4    4.5
    1-fam % of total       75.3   71.4   67.0   66.4    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       304    297    398    448    2.4  -25.4  -32.1
    multi-fam % of total   24.7   28.6   33.0   33.6    --     --     --
  Northeast                 149     94    110    116   58.5  -14.5   28.4
  Midwest                   116    123    144    145   -5.7  -14.6  -20.0
  South                     700    615    666    684   13.8   -7.7    2.3
  West                      265    205    286    389   29.3  -28.3  -31.9
Housing starts (unadj)     82.6   68.4   91.2   91.6   20.8  -25.0   -9.8
Building permits           1345   1326   1322   1366    1.4    0.3   -1.5
  Single-family             812    829    848    870   -2.1   -2.2   -6.7
    1-fam % of total       60.4   62.5   64.1   63.7    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       533    497    474    496    7.2    4.9    7.5
    multi-fam % of total   39.6   37.5   35.9   36.3    --     --     --
  Northeast                 139    110    117    115   26.4   -6.0   20.9
  Midwest                   193    145    176    176   33.1  -17.6    9.7
  South                     664    688    702    697   -3.5   -2.0   -4.7
  West                      349    383    327    378   -8.9   17.1   -7.7
Building permits (unadj)   96.9   95.4  101.0   96.7    1.6   -5.5    0.2
Completions                1244    975   1101   1218   27.6  -11.4    2.1
  Single-family             914    702    773    859   30.2   -9.2    6.4
    1-fam % of total       73.5   72.0   70.2   70.5    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       330    273    328    359   20.9  -16.8   -8.1
    multi-fam % of total   26.5   28.0   29.8   29.5    --     --     --
Completions (unadj)        86.8   90.7   91.9   84.0   -4.3   -1.3    3.3
Homes Not Started           203    199    181    163    2.0    9.9   24.5
Homes Under Construction   1157   1152   1145   1117    0.4    0.6    3.6
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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