Feb 18 (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: Dec Nov Oct Dec'25/24
Starts 6.2 3.9 -4.2 -7.3
Permits 4.3 -1.6 -0.3 -2.2
RATES: Dec Nov Oct Dec'24
Starts 1,404 1,322 1,272 1,514
Permits 1,448 1,388 1,411 1,480
STARTS Dec Nov Oct Dec'24
Single 981 942 894 1,078
Multiple 423 380 378 436
PERMITS Dec Nov Oct Dec'24
Single 881 896 878 989
Multiple 567 492 533 491

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
STARTS Pct Rate PERMITS Pct Rate
Northeast 5.6 152 Northeast 44.4 169
Midwest 2.3 177 Midwest 6.6 210
South -2.8 741 South -4.1 716
West 37.4 334 West 8.0 353

Actual Starts and Permits, unadjusted in 1000s:
Dec Nov Oct Dec'24
Starts 102 101 108 108
Permits 117 94 125 113

Completions of new privately-owned housing units (seasonally adjusted annual rates, in 1000s):

RATES Dec Nov Oct Dec'24
Total units: 1,525 1,490 1,430 1,527

FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of economists forecast:
U.S. Dec. building permits: 1.400 mln units
U.S. Dec. housing starts: 1.309 mln units
NOTE:
The December report includes initial estimates for November. Census did not release a separate November report.
((Washington newsroom))
Keywords: USA ECONOMY/HOUSING