US HOUSING STARTS
		MILLIONS - SEASONALLY  ADJUSTED  ANNUAL  RATE (SAAR)
		August	July	% CHANGE
			Revised
	U.S. TOTALS:
	STARTS	1.609	1.645	-2.2%
	PERMITS	1.669	1.712	-2.5%
	SINGLE FAMILY
	STARTS	1.252	1.309	-4.4%
	PERMITS	1.300	1.278	1.7%
	MULTI FAMILY
	STARTS	0.357	0.336	6.2%
	PERMITS	0.369	0.434	-15.0%
	STARTS AND PERMITS
	BY REGION:
	NORTHEAST
	STARTS	0.174	0.159	9.4%
	PERMITS	0.153	0.172	-11.0%
	MIDWEST
	STARTS	0.295	0.363	-18.7%
	PERMITS	0.340	0.337	0.9%
	SOUTH
	STARTS	0.768	0.745	3.1%
	PERMITS	0.766	0.799	-4.1%
	WEST
	STARTS	0.372	0.378	-1.6%
	PERMITS	0.410	0.404	1.5%
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