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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   April 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                      Apr-19  Mar-19  Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1184    1203    1194    1212    1185    1216
  Single-family          817     854     857     861     828     850
  Total multi-family     367     349     337     350     357     367
  Northeast              104     104     115     122     104      65
  Midwest                159     144     146     141     156     121
  South                  616     660     673     677     638     440
  West                   306     296     261     272     287     224
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1211    1188    1196    1212    1198    1232
  Single-family          854     844     844     862     841     860
  Total multi-family     357     344     352     349     357     373
  Northeast              114     106     114     114     113      65
  Midwest                154     142     145     152     160     120
  South                  640     659     670     657     621     450
  West                   303     281     267     289     304     225
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1198    1194    1205    1227    1209    1215
  Single-family          839     841     854     870     852     859
  Total multi-family     359     353     352     357     357     357
  Northeast              113     104     114     116     109      66
  Midwest                150     150     157     161     167     122
  South                  646     649     641     643     628     451
  West                   289     292     294     308     305     220
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1292    1299    1311    1322    1304    1286
  Single-family          805     818     822     833     841     850
  Total multi-family     487     481     489     489     463     436
  Northeast              127     132     127     121     116     111
  Midwest                188     187     174     169     169     178
  South                  660     663     673     682     677     669
  West                   317     317     337     350     343     328
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1235    1203    1173    1156    1142    1165
  Single-family          865     849     829     846     829     842
  Total multi-family     371     353     343     310     313     322
  Northeast              115     109     106     104     101     101
  Midwest                167     165     161     162     168     174
  South                  617     599     581     577     572     581
  West                   336     330     324     313     301     308
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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