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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   April 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                      Apr-18  Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1304    1320    1278    1282    1259    1242
  Single-family          896     893     878     894     894     889
  Total multi-family     409     427     400     389     365     353
  Northeast              123     124     112      99     109      67
  Midwest                171     165     156     164     183     136
  South                  634     641     631     652     630     467
  West                   376     390     379     367     338     219
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1312    1293    1284    1278    1234    1225
  Single-family          893     882     895     892     879     886
  Total multi-family     419     411     389     386     356     338
  Northeast              122     115     107     111     107      67
  Midwest                165     166     162     173     184     131
  South                  646     629     643     643     608     471
  West                   379     382     373     351     336     217
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1293    1290    1260    1240    1216    1218
  Single-family          895     894     883     880     872     874
  Total multi-family     399     396     377     361     344     344
  Northeast              111     116     113     108     109      67
  Midwest                168     174     172     175     178     129
  South                  643     635     622     617     605     466
  West                   372     364     354     340     324     212
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1351    1355    1336    1336    1329    1307
  Single-family          865     869     878     870     865     850
  Total multi-family     485     486     459     466     464     457
  Northeast              124     132     135     124     126     118
  Midwest                196     190     196     194     201     191
  South                  666     655     634     649     632     640
  West                   364     378     371     369     369     358
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1221    1210    1187    1154    1151    1157
  Single-family          839     835     822     801     799     796
  Total multi-family     383     375     365     354     352     361
  Northeast              131     134     121     121     119     122
  Midwest                172     164     168     171     171     179
  South                  616     613     614     593     601     589
  West                   303     299     284     269     260     266
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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