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US Data: Residential Construction - Quarter Comparisons>

Release for:   October 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Dept., MNI Calculations
Seasonally adjusted average, thousands of units
                       4Q-18   3Q-18   2Q-18   1Q-18
Housing starts
Total                   1228    1225    1261    1317
  Single-family          865     877     896     889
  Total multi-family     363     347     365     428
  Northeast               87     111     102     123
  Midwest                210     174     188     160
  South                  596     617     628     643
  West                   335     322     343     391
Building permits
Total                   1263    1274    1319    1355
  Single-family          849     851     853     869
  Total multi-family     414     423     466     486
  Northeast              115     107     116     132
  Midwest                187     181     192     190
  South                  648     660     674     655
  West                   313     326     337     378
Completions
Total                   1111    1191    1241    1245
  Single-family          832     870     846     868
  Total multi-family     279     321     395     378
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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