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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   January 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                       Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1158    1151    1217    1242    1234    1214
  Single-family          825     804     850     877     877     867
  Total multi-family     333     347     367     365     357     346
  Northeast              118      98     114     110     114      68
  Midwest                128     151     167     181     179     122
  South                  660     624     609     606     616     460
  West                   252     277     328     345     324     218
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1171    1172    1233    1228    1220    1243
  Single-family          834     823     860     873     870     885
  Total multi-family     336     350     373     354     349     358
  Northeast              111     109     110     109     112      67
  Midwest                142     156     172     181     175     131
  South                  643     610     621     610     603     469
  West                   274     297     330     328     330     219
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1200    1192    1216    1236    1247    1262
  Single-family          851     840     859     880     886     887
  Total multi-family     349     352     357     356     361     376
  Northeast              114     106     108     107     108      64
  Midwest                155     165     172     188     183     128
  South                  633     620     612     610     622     472
  West                   298     301     324     332     334     223
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1331    1304    1286    1261    1274    1281
  Single-family          830     841     850     843     851     851
  Total multi-family     501     463     436     419     423     430
  Northeast              122     116     111     106     107     115
  Midwest                171     169     178     182     181     181
  South                  685     677     669     652     660     662
  West                   353     343     328     322     326     323
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1135    1127    1167    1192    1216    1230
  Single-family          831     816     844     861     857     862
  Total multi-family     304     310     323     331     359     368
  Northeast              103     100     101      95     104     110
  Midwest                153     166     174     180     183     180
  South                  568     564     582     605     617     622
  West                   310     297     310     312     313     318
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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