TABLE-U.S. April housing starts fall 2.8%

May 21 (Reuters) - Commerce Department housing starts, building permits and housing completions data. Starts and building permits with percent changes, seasonally adjusted annual rates in 1,000s of units:
PCT CHANGE Apr Mar Feb Apr 26/25
Starts -2.8 12.0 -2.8 4.6
Permits 5.8 -11.5 10.6 -0.2
RATES Apr Mar Feb Apr 2025
Starts 1,465 1,507 1,346 1,400
Permits 1,442 1,363 1,540 1,445
STARTS Apr Mar Feb Apr 2025
Singles 930 1,022 923 953
Multiple 535 485 423 447

PERMITS Apr Mar Feb Apr 2025
Singles 872 895 929 923
Multiple 570 468 611 522
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
STARTS pct Rate PERMITS pct Rate
Northeast 16.1 180 Northeast 28.2 141
Midwest 2.5 206 Midwest 11.7 238
South -11.0 723 South 5.4 756
West 5.0 356 West -5.0 307
Actual Starts and Permits, unadjusted in 1,000s:
Apr Mar Feb Apr'25
Starts 133 126 98 128
Permits 131 122 114 131
Completions of new privately-owned housing units (seasonally adjusted annual rates, in 1,000s):
RATES: Apr Mar Apr'25
Total Units 1,449 1,382 1,479
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of economists forecast:
U.S. April housing starts : 1.410 mln units
U.S. April building permits: 1.385 mln units

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