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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   February 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                       Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Sep-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1192    1206    1185    1217    1242    1234
  Single-family          863     864     828     850     877     877
  Total multi-family     329     342     357     367     365     357
  Northeast              116     120     104     114     110      64
  Midwest                142     136     156     167     181     127
  South                  677     678     638     609     606     459
  West                   257     273     287     328     345     226
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1195    1207    1198    1233    1228    1220
  Single-family          849     864     841     860     873     870
  Total multi-family     346     343     357     373     354     349
  Northeast              115     113     113     110     109      66
  Midwest                142     149     160     172     181     124
  South                  674     656     621     621     610     456
  West                   265     290     305     330     328     225
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1205    1224    1209    1216    1236    1247
  Single-family          857     871     853     859     880     886
  Total multi-family     348     354     357     357     356     361
  Northeast              115     115     109     108     107      64
  Midwest                154     159     167     172     188     126
  South                  643     642     627     612     610     473
  West                   293     309     306     324     332     223
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1313    1322    1304    1286    1261    1274
  Single-family          824     833     841     850     843     851
  Total multi-family     489     489     463     436     419     423
  Northeast              127     121     116     111     106     107
  Midwest                173     169     169     178     182     181
  South                  676     682     677     669     652     660
  West                   337     350     343     328     322     326
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1162    1150    1141    1167    1192    1216
  Single-family          821     841     828     844     861     857
  Total multi-family     342     309     313     323     331     359
  Northeast              109     105     102     101      95     104
  Midwest                152     159     167     174     180     183
  South                  579     574     571     582     605     617
  West                   322     312     302     310     312     313
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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