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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   December 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                       Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18  Jul-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1167    1220    1242    1234    1214    1230
  Single-family          811     851     877     877     867     883
  Total multi-family     356     369     365     357     346     347
  Northeast              102     113     110     114     102      67
  Midwest                152     167     181     179     176     135
  South                  631     610     606     616     615     466
  West                   283     330     345     324     320     215
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1185    1235    1228    1220    1243    1242
  Single-family          828     861     873     870     885     887
  Total multi-family     357     374     354     349     358     355
  Northeast              112     110     109     112     103      65
  Midwest                157     172     181     175     192     128
  South                  615     622     610     603     624     479
  West                   302     332     328     330     323     216
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1200    1217    1236    1247    1262    1264
  Single-family          844     859     880     886     887     888
  Total multi-family     357     358     356     361     376     376
  Northeast              108     108     107     108     105      64
  Midwest                165     172     188     183     185     127
  South                  624     613     610     622     633     472
  West                   304     325     332     334     340     226
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1304    1286    1261    1274    1281    1299
  Single-family          841     850     843     851     851     856
  Total multi-family     463     436     419     423     430     442
  Northeast              116     111     106     107     115     126
  Midwest                169     178     182     181     181     188
  South                  677     669     652     660     662     653
  West                   343     328     322     326     323     332
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1152    1171    1192    1216    1230    1240
  Single-family          834     847     861     857     862     852
  Total multi-family     318     325     331     359     368     388
  Northeast              103     102      95     104     110     118
  Midwest                168     175     180     183     180     172
  South                  574     583     605     617     622     623
  West                   306     311     312     313     318     327
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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