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U.S. Housing Starts: September 2007 in Detail
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October 24, 2007

September Housing Starts Fall 10.2% from August

Housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,191,000, 10.2% below the revised August estimate and 30.8% below the revised September 2006 rate.
 
Single-family housing starts were 1.7% below the August rate.
 
Year-to-Date Percent Change
 
U.S.
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Housing Starts
-25.2
-14.5
-26.5
-25.7
-27.1
Permits
-25.3
-16
-26
-26.2
-26.3
 
Housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 934,000 were 7.3% below the revised August rate and 25.9% below the revised September 2006 rate.
 
Single-family authorizations were 7.1% below the August rate.
 
Housing completions in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,391,000, 8.2% below the revised August estimate and 31.1% below the September 2006 rate.
 
Single-family completions were 11.6% below the August rate.

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