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US Data: Residential Construction - Quarter Comparisons>

Release for:   December 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                   1167    1234    1261    1317
  Single-family          811     877     896     889
  Total multi-family     356     357     365     428
  Northeast              102     114     102     123
  Midwest                152     179     188     160
  South                  631     616     628     643
  West                   283     324     343     391
Building permits
Total                   1304    1274    1319    1355
  Single-family          841     851     853     869
  Total multi-family     463     423     466     486
  Northeast              116     107     116     132
  Midwest                169     181     192     190
  South                  677     660     674     655
  West                   343     326     337     378
Completions
Total                   1112    1191    1241    1245
  Single-family          800     868     846     868
  Total multi-family     312     323     395     378
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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