Housing Activity Shows -3.7% Decline in April, But +10.5% Year-Over-Year Increase

摘要

Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,287,000, -3.7% percent below the revised March estimate of 1,336,000, but +10.5% above the April 2017 rate of 1,165,000. The data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 894,000, + 0.1% above the revised March figure of 893,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 374,000.