US housing starts
  • 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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