U.S. August Housing Starts and Permits: Summary (Table)

By Kristy Scheuble

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of the Aug. housing starts report from the Commerce Department.

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                   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March   Feb.   Jan.
                   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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Housing starts     0.895  0.954  1.089  0.982  1.004  0.988  1.107  1.064
3-mo. average      0.979  1.008  1.025  0.991  1.033  1.053  1.057  1.081
Single family     0.630  0.642  0.663  0.682  0.681  0.711  0.722  0.750
Multi-family      0.265  0.312  0.426  0.300  0.323  0.277  0.385  0.314
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Housing permits    0.854  0.937  1.138  0.978  0.982  0.932  0.981  1.052
3-mo. average      0.976  1.018  1.033  0.964  0.965  0.988  1.048  1.117
Single family     0.554  0.584  0.616  0.635  0.649  0.621  0.646  0.675
Multi-family      0.300  0.353  0.522  0.343  0.333  0.311  0.335  0.377
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Under construction 0.947  0.956  0.977  0.989  1.006  1.013  1.024  1.034
3-mo. average      0.960  0.974  0.991  1.003  1.014  1.024  1.038  1.055
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                   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March   Feb.   Jan.
                   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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Single family     0.485  0.492  0.511  0.530  0.550  0.563  0.580  0.590
Multi-family      0.462  0.464  0.466  0.459  0.456  0.450  0.444  0.444
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Housing completed  0.961  1.065  1.131  1.144  1.033  1.192  1.251  1.331
3-mo. average      1.052  1.113  1.103  1.123  1.159  1.258  1.304  1.355
Single family     0.676  0.814  0.844  0.877  0.808  0.909  0.906  0.998
Multi-family      0.285  0.251  0.287  0.267  0.225  0.283  0.345  0.333
                       ----------------------MOM%----------------- -YOY%-
Housing starts     -6.2% -12.4%  10.9%  -2.2%   1.6% -10.7%   4.0% -33.1%
Single family     -1.9%  -3.2%  -2.8%   0.1%  -4.2%  -1.5%  -3.7% -34.9%
Multi-family     -15.1% -26.8%  42.0%  -7.1%  16.6% -28.1%  22.6% -28.2%
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Housing permits    -8.9% -17.7%  16.4%  -0.4%   5.4%  -5.0%  -6.7% -36.4%
Single family     -5.1%  -5.2%  -3.0%  -2.2%   4.5%  -3.9%  -4.3% -40.3%
Multi-family     -15.0% -32.4%  52.2%   3.0%   7.1%  -7.2% -11.1% -27.7%
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Under construction -0.9%  -2.1%  -1.2%  -1.7%  -0.7%  -1.1%  -1.0% -15.8%
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                   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March   Feb.   Aug.
                   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008  YOY%
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Single family     -1.4%  -3.7%  -3.6%  -3.6%  -2.3%  -2.9%  -1.7% -29.0%
Multi-family      -0.4%  -0.4%   1.5%   0.7%   1.3%   1.4%   0.0%   4.5%
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Housing completed  -9.8%  -5.8%  -1.1%  10.7% -13.3%  -4.7%  -6.0% -35.8%
Single family    -17.0%  -3.6%  -3.8%   8.5% -11.1%   0.3%  -9.2% -44.8%
Multi-family      13.5% -12.5%   7.5%  18.7% -20.5% -18.0%   3.6%   4.0%
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Ratio M/S Starts   42.1%  48.6%  64.3%  44.0%  47.4%  39.0%  53.3%  41.9%
Ratio M/S Permits  54.2%  60.4%  84.7%  54.0%  51.3%  50.1%  51.9%  55.9%
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NOTE:  All figures in millions of units and seasonally
adjusted at an annual rate. Percent changes are seasonally
adjusted.

SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Department.

To contact the reporter on this story: Kristy Scheuble in Washington at kmckeaney@bloomberg.net