US HOUSING STARTS
		MILLIONS - SEASONALLY  ADJUSTED  ANNUAL  RATE (SAAR)
		April	March	% CHANGE
			Revised
	U.S. TOTALS:
	STARTS	1.630	1.748	-6.8%
	PERMITS	1.708	1.688	1.2%
	SINGLE FAMILY
	STARTS	1.356	1.398	-3.0%
	PERMITS	1.327	1.311	1.2%
	MULTI FAMILY
	STARTS	0.274	0.350	-21.7%
	PERMITS	0.381	0.377	1.1%
	STARTS AND PERMITS
	BY REGION:
	NORTHEAST
	STARTS	0.152	0.154	-1.3%
	PERMITS	0.153	0.150	2.0%
	MIDWEST
	STARTS	0.329	0.354	-7.1%
	PERMITS	0.342	0.324	5.6%
	SOUTH
	STARTS	0.723	0.811	-10.9%
	PERMITS	0.772	0.777	-0.6%
	WEST
	STARTS	0.426	0.429	-0.7%
	PERMITS	0.441	0.437	0.9%
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