June 16 (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 May Apr Mar May 26/25
Starts -15.4 -8.5 13.1 -8.7
Permits -0.7 4.4 -11.5 -0.2
RATES May Apr Mar May 2025
Starts 1,177 1,392 1,522 1,289
Permits 1,413 1,423 1,363 1,416
STARTS May Apr Mar May 2025
Singles 882 899 1,017 945
Multiple 295 493 505 344

PERMITS May Apr Mar May 2025
Singles 886 881 895 902
Multiple 527 542 468 514
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
STARTS pct Rate PERMITS pct Rate
Northeast -26.8 123 Northeast 3.1 134
Midwest 3.7 196 Midwest -18.1 195
South -17.0 594 South 1.6 760
West -17.2 264 West 5.5 324
Actual Starts and Permits, unadjusted in 1,000s:
May Apr Mar May'25
Starts 107 127 129 118
Permits 121 129 122 126
Completions of new privately-owned housing units (seasonally adjusted annual rates, in 1,000s):
RATES: May Apr May'25
Total Units 1,313 1,429 1,530
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of economists forecast:
U.S. May housing starts : 1.430 mln units
U.S. May building permits: 1.420 mln units