US HOUSING STARTS  
    MILLIONS - SEASONALLY  ADJUSTED  ANNUAL  RATE (SAAR)  
           
       
    May April % CHANGE  
      Revised    
         
           
  U.S. TOTALS:      
         
  STARTS 1.730 1.553 11.4%  
 
PERMITS 1.674 1.631 2.6%  
         
  SINGLE FAMILY      
  STARTS 1.389 1.267 9.6%  
 
PERMITS 1.267 1.258 0.7%  
         
  MULTI FAMILY      
  STARTS 0.341 0.286 19.2%  
  PERMITS 0.407 0.373 9.1%  
         
           
         
         
  STARTS AND PERMITS      
  BY REGION:      
         
  NORTHEAST      
  STARTS 0.164 0.134 22.4%  
 
PERMITS 0.178 0.157 13.4%  
           
  MIDWEST      
  STARTS 0.346 0.279 24.0%  
 
PERMITS 0.331 0.334 -0.9%  
         
  SOUTH      
  STARTS 0.815 0.769 6.0%  
 
PERMITS 0.750 0.733 2.3%  
         
  WEST      
  STARTS 0.408 0.371 10.0%  
  PERMITS 0.415 0.407 2.0%  
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