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New Residential Construction
Privately-owned housing starts in January 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 699,000. This is 1.5 percent (+/- 16.8%)* above the revised December 2011 estimate of 689,000.
-1.9

December 2011
% change
+1.5

January 2012
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Business & Industry | (301)763-2547 | econ@census.gov | Last Revised: May 16, 2012