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Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 523,000, 10.6 percent below the revised March estimate of 585 000 and 23 9 percent below the revised April 2010 rate of 687,000. Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 394,000, is 5.1 percent below the revised March figure of 415,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 114,000.

Privately-owned housing completions in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 554,000, 4.1 percent above the revised March estimate of 532,000, but 25.5 percent below the revised April 2010 rate of 744,000. Single-family housing completions in April were at a rate of 420,000, 14.4 percent above the revised March figure of 367,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 118,000.

New Privately Owned Housing Units Started

(Thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate)

PeriodTotal1 Unit5 Units or moreNortheastMidwestSouthWest April 2011₁ 523 394 114 60 96 255 112 March 2011₂ 585 415 159 63 83 331 108 February 2011₂ 518 388 112 55 63 310 90 January 2011₂ 636 437 187 94 115 306 121 December 2010 526 421 97 58 65 269 134 November 2010 551 454 82 78 108 267 98 April 2010 687 566 108 85 119 374 109

1-Preliminary; 2-Revised; Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census