US HOUSING STARTS
		MILLIONS - SEASONALLY  ADJUSTED  ANNUAL  RATE (SAAR)
		May	April	% CHANGE
			Revised
	U.S. TOTALS:
	STARTS	1.732	1.632	6.1%
	PERMITS	1.788	1.724	3.7%
	SINGLE FAMILY
	STARTS	1.378	1.358	1.5%
	PERMITS	1.336	1.332	0.3%
	MULTI FAMILY
	STARTS	0.354	0.274	29.2%
	PERMITS	0.452	0.392	15.3%
	STARTS AND PERMITS
	BY REGION:
	NORTHEAST
	STARTS	0.147	0.149	-1.3%
	PERMITS	0.171	0.152	12.5%
	MIDWEST
	STARTS	0.366	0.321	14.0%
	PERMITS	0.342	0.341	0.3%
	SOUTH
	STARTS	0.779	0.725	7.4%
	PERMITS	0.810	0.784	3.3%
	WEST
	STARTS	0.440	0.437	0.7%
	PERMITS	0.465	0.447	4.0%
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