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- Prior was 1.321m (revised to 1.287m)
- Building permits 1.440m vs 1.485m expected
- Starts +5.7%
- Permits -3.0%
Single‐family housing starts in April were at a rate of 1,031,000; this is 0.4 percent (±9.5 percent)* below the revised March figure of 1,035,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 322,000.
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