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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for: March 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                      Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1318    1280    1282    1256    1240    1197
  Single-family          889     882     897     893     888     863
  Total multi-family     429     398     384     362     351     334
  Northeast              126     111      99     109     113      69
  Midwest                157     154     165     183     189     130
  South                  647     638     654     627     610     453
  West                   388     377     364     337     328     212
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1290    1285    1277    1232    1223    1194
  Single-family          878     898     895     878     884     858
  Total multi-family     412     387     382     354     339     337
  Northeast              117     107     110     107     112      69
  Midwest                161     160     174     184     184     126
  South                  634     647     644     606     604     455
  West                   380     371     349     335     323     207
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1287    1260    1240    1214    1216    1187
  Single-family          891     885     880     871     872     847
  Total multi-family     396     375     359     343     343     340
  Northeast              117     112     108     109     121      66
  Midwest                170     171     175     178     183     130
  South                  637     624     617     603     592     447
  West                   362     353     339     324     319     205
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1351    1333    1327    1306    1281    1271
  Single-family          869     882     874     865     846     824
  Total multi-family     482     450     452     441     435     447
  Northeast              134     137     127     128     119     117
  Midwest                190     193     192     197     187     187
  South                  651     633     644     621     626     616
  West                   376     369     365     361     349     350
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1206    1183    1151    1148    1153    1160
  Single-family          833     821     799     796     792     795
  Total multi-family     373     362     352     352     361     365
  Northeast              131     120     120     118     122     121
  Midwest                164     168     171     171     179     174
  South                  612     613     593     600     587     588
  West                   298     282     268     259     266     277
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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