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

By Alex Tanzi

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

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                   Sept.   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March   Feb.
                    2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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Housing starts     0.817  0.872  0.949  1.089  0.982  1.004  0.988  1.107
3-mo. average      0.879  0.970  1.007  1.025  0.991  1.033  1.053  1.057
 Single family     0.544  0.618  0.644  0.663  0.682  0.681  0.711  0.722
 Multi-family      0.273  0.254  0.305  0.426  0.300  0.323  0.277  0.385
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Housing permits    0.786  0.857  0.937  1.138  0.978  0.982  0.932  0.981
3-mo. average      0.860  0.977  1.018  1.033  0.964  0.965  0.988  1.048
 Single family     0.532  0.553  0.584  0.616  0.635  0.649  0.621  0.646
 Multi-family      0.254  0.304  0.353  0.522  0.343  0.333  0.311  0.335
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Under construction 0.918  0.943  0.955  0.977  0.989  1.006  1.013  1.024
3-mo. average      0.939  0.958  0.974  0.991  1.003  1.014  1.024  1.038
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                   Sept.   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March   Feb.
                    2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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 Single family     0.461  0.482  0.489  0.511  0.530  0.550  0.563  0.580
 Multi-family      0.457  0.461  0.466  0.466  0.459  0.456  0.450  0.444
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Housing completed  1.097  0.982  1.086  1.131  1.144  1.033  1.192  1.251
3-mo. average      1.055  1.066  1.120  1.103  1.123  1.159  1.258  1.304
 Single family     0.806  0.689  0.830  0.844  0.877  0.808  0.909  0.906
 Multi-family      0.291  0.293  0.256  0.287  0.267  0.225  0.283  0.345
                        ----------------------MOM%----------------- -YOY%-
Housing starts     -6.3%  -8.1% -12.9%  10.9%  -2.2%   1.6% -10.7% -31.1%
 Single family    -12.0%  -4.0%  -2.9%  -2.8%   0.1%  -4.2%  -1.5% -41.9%
 Multi-family       7.5% -16.7% -28.4%  42.0%  -7.1%  16.6% -28.1%   9.6%
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Housing permits    -8.3%  -8.5% -17.7%  16.4%  -0.4%   5.4%  -5.0% -38.4%
 Single family     -3.8%  -5.3%  -5.2%  -3.0%  -2.2%   4.5%  -3.9% -38.9%
 Multi-family     -16.4% -13.9% -32.4%  52.2%   3.0%   7.1%  -7.2% -37.6%
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Under construction -2.7%  -1.3%  -2.3%  -1.2%  -1.7%  -0.7%  -1.1% -17.3%
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                   Sept.   Aug.   July   June    May  April  March  Sept.
                    2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008  YOY%
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 Single family     -4.4%  -1.4%  -4.3%  -3.6%  -3.6%  -2.3%  -2.9% -30.9%
 Multi-family      -0.9%  -1.1%   0.0%   1.5%   0.7%   1.3%   1.4%   3.2%
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Housing completed  11.7%  -9.6%  -4.0%  -1.1%  10.7% -13.3%  -4.7% -20.4%
 Single family     17.0% -17.0%  -1.7%  -3.8%   8.5% -11.1%   0.3% -26.8%
 Multi-family      -0.7%  14.5% -10.8%   7.5%  18.7% -20.5% -18.0%   5.1%
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Ratio M/S Starts   50.2%  41.1%  47.4%  64.3%  44.0%  47.4%  39.0%  53.3%
Ratio M/S Permits  47.7%  55.0%  60.4%  84.7%  54.0%  51.3%  50.1%  51.9%
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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: Alex Tanzi in Washington at atanzi@bloomberg.net