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US Data: New Residential Construction - Summary>

Release for:         March 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted
*Calculations by MNI
                                             yr-ago % chg mo/mo:   % chg
                         Mar-19 Feb-19 Jan-19 Mar-18 Mar-19 Feb-19  y/y:
Housing starts             1139   1142   1298   1327   -0.3  -12.0  -14.2
  (previous)                --    1162   1273    --     --     --     --
  Single-family             785    788    973    882   -0.4  -19.0  -11.0
    1-fam % of total       68.9   69.0   75.0   66.5    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       354    354    325    445    0.0    8.9  -20.4
    multi-fam % of total   31.1   31.0   25.0   33.5    --     --     --
  Northeast                  86     90    146    120   -4.4  -38.4  -28.3
  Midwest                   131    159    142    182  -17.6   12.0  -28.0
  South                     604    651    715    630   -7.2   -9.0   -4.1
  West                      318    242    295    395   31.4  -18.0  -19.5
Housing starts (unadj)     93.3   80.2   87.0  107.2   16.3   -7.8  -13.0
Building permits           1269   1291   1317   1377   -1.7   -2.0   -7.8
  Single-family             808    817    821    851   -1.1   -0.5   -5.1
    1-fam % of total       63.7   63.3   62.3   61.8    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       461    474    496    526   -2.7   -4.4  -12.4
    multi-fam % of total   36.3   36.7   37.7   38.2    --     --     --
  Northeast                 122    135    135    135   -9.6    0.0   -9.6
  Midwest                   185    192    186    203   -3.6    3.2   -8.9
  South                     644    675    657    652   -4.6    2.7   -1.2
  West                      318    289    339    387   10.0  -14.7  -17.8
Building permits (unadj)  103.9   89.7   94.4  117.6   15.8   -5.0  -11.6
Completions                1313   1338   1255   1229   -1.9    6.6    6.8
  Single-family             938    838    917    862   11.9   -8.6    8.8
    1-fam % of total       71.4   62.6   73.1   70.1    --     --     --
  Total multi-family*       375    500    338    367  -25.0   47.9    2.2
    multi-fam % of total   28.6   37.4   26.9   29.9    --     --     --
Completions (unadj)       103.1   92.4   87.2   94.9   11.6    6.0    8.6
Homes Not Started           197    197    197    160    0.0    0.0   23.1
Homes Under Construction   1126   1144   1161   1125   -1.6   -1.5    0.1
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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