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US Data: Residential Construction - Moving Averages>

Release for:   May 2019
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Seasonally adjusted moving average, thousands of units
Calculations by MNI
                      May-19  Apr-19  Mar-19  Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18
Housing starts - 3 month
Total                   1250    1210    1213    1194    1212    1185
  Single-family          843     834     864     857     861     828
  Total multi-family     407     376     349     337     350     357
  Northeast               97     102     105     115     122      64
  Midwest                155     155     144     146     141     113
  South                  664     646     673     673     677     451
  West                   334     307     291     261     272     199
Housing starts - 4 month
Total                   1225    1230    1195    1196    1212    1198
  Single-family          830     867     851     844     862     841
  Total multi-family     394     363     344     352     349     357
  Northeast               95     113     107     114     114      63
  Midwest                156     152     142     145     152     117
  South                  661     663     668     670     657     450
  West                   313     303     278     267     289     211
Housing starts - 6 month
Total                   1222    1211    1199    1205    1227    1209
  Single-family          850     848     846     854     870     852
  Total multi-family     372     363     353     352     357     357
  Northeast              106     112     105     114     116      64
  Midwest                151     148     150     157     161     120
  South                  668     662     655     641     643     456
  West                   297     290     289     294     308     212
Building permits - 3 month
Total                   1291    1290    1299    1311    1322    1304
  Single-family          806     806     818     822     833     841
  Total multi-family     485     483     481     489     489     463
  Northeast              113     127     132     127     121     116
  Midwest                183     189     187     174     169     169
  South                  666     660     663     673     682     677
  West                   329     313     317     337     350     343
Completions - 6 month
Total                   1260    1243    1206    1173    1156    1142
  Single-family          887     869     850     829     846     829
  Total multi-family     373     374     356     343     310     313
  Northeast              109     113     108     106     104     101
  Midwest                176     167     165     161     162     168
  South                  632     623     603     581     577     572
  West                   344     340     330     324     313     301
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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