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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   August 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                       Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1211    1227    1261    1311    1298    1317
  Single-family          862     883     896     906     893     889
  Total multi-family     349     344     365     405     404     428
  Northeast              101     103     102     107     116      63
  Midwest                177     193     188     194     165     124
  South                  624     616     628     650     638     463
  West                   310     315     343     359     378     240
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1241    1239    1277    1306    1307    1290
  Single-family          881     887     892     905     892     879
  Total multi-family     359     352     385     401     415     412
  Northeast              102     101     107     114     116      59
  Midwest                192     185     186     184     160     124
  South                  631     630     629     642     650     458
  West                   316     324     356     367     381     238
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1261    1262    1289    1294    1290    1288
  Single-family          884     888     893     892     894     892
  Total multi-family     377     374     396     403     397     396
  Northeast              104     110     112     110     108      61
  Midwest                185     179     174     175     165     130
  South                  637     627     636     641     645     471
  West                   335     347     367     369     373     231
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1275    1299    1319    1347    1355    1355
  Single-family          849     856     853     852     867     869
  Total multi-family     426     442     466     495     488     486
  Northeast              115     126     116     121     125     132
  Midwest                177     188     192     202     197     190
  South                  660     653     674     668     665     655
  West                   322     332     337     356     368     378
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1225    1238    1243    1240    1222    1211
  Single-family          859     852     857     852     836     837
  Total multi-family     366     386     386     388     386     374
  Northeast              111     118     119     125     134     133
  Midwest                178     172     170     171     172     164
  South                  622     624     624     624     612     614
  West                   314     324     331     320     305     300
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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