Housing activity: residential structures (thousands of units, SAAR).

                      BY TYPE OF UNIT
           HOUSING STARTS         BUILDING PERMITS
               Single-  Multi-         Single-  Multi-
        Total  Family   Family  Total  Family   Family

FEB-07  1,487  1,218    269     1,541  1,171    370
MAR-07  1,491  1,241    250     1,569  1,203    366
APR-07  1,485  1,231    254     1,457  1,133    324
MAY-07  1,440  1,188    252     1,520  1,127    393
JUN-07  1,468  1,185    283     1,413  1,071    342
JUL-07  1,371  1,097    274     1,389  1,066    323
AUG-07  1,347  1,011    336     1,322    989    333
SEP-07  1,182    966    216     1,261    924    337
OCT-07  1,274    919    355     1,170    850    320
NOV-07  1,178    837    341     1,162    821    341
DEC-07  1,004    794    210     1,080    757    323
JAN-08  1,012    765    247     1,061    725    336
FEB-08  NA     NA       NA      NA     NA       NA

                                 BY REGION
                 HOUSING STARTS                BUILDING PERMITS
        Northeast  Midwest  South  West  Northeast  Midwest  South  West

FEB-07  134        163      798    392   140        211      773    417
MAR-07  129        226      765    371   166        243      753    407
APR-07  163        206      726    390   155        224      723    355
MAY-07  167        246      701    326   147        238      771    364
JUN-07  156        232      726    354   156        228      691    338
JUL-07  150        240      647    334   156        220      682    331
AUG-07   96        244      697    310   147        201      627    347
SEP-07  141        171      600    270   141        205      618    297
OCT-07  163        206      619    286   143        187      535    305
NOV-07  129        209      587    253   125        188      590    259
DEC-07  106        142      546    210   138        163      545    234
JAN-08  126        159      530    197   129        182      537    201
FEB-08  NA         NA       NA     NA    NA         NA       NA     NA

                          HOME SALES
        EXISTING HOMES               NEW HOMES
        Units Sold  Median      Units Sold  Median      Months' Supply
        (Thous.,    Price       (Thous.,    Price       at Current
        SAAR)       ($ Thous.)  SAAR)       ($ Thous.)  Sales Rate

FEB-07  5,800       212.4       840         250.8       8.1
MAR-07  5,330       216.2       830         262.6       8.3
APR-07  5,170       219.3       907         242.5       7.4
MAY-07  5,160       221.9       861         245.0       7.7
JUN-07  5,010       229.2       797         235.5       8.3
JUL-07  5,010       228.5       796         246.2       8.3
AUG-07  4,810       223.7       701         236.5       9.4
SEP-07  4,450       208.6       693         240.3       9.3
OCT-07  4,430       204.8       725         234.3       8.4
NOV-07  4,410       207.3       630         248.8       9.4
DEC-07  4,320       205.0       605         225.6       9.5
JAN-08  4,340       198.7       588         216.0       9.9
FEB-08  NA          NA          NA          NA          NA

        VALUE OF NEW PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE
        ($ Billions, SAAR)
        Total*  1-Unit  2+ Units  Nonresidential

FEB-07  889.7   333.1   53.1      326.7
MAR-07  886.8   330.9   52.7      331.2
APR-07  888.0   326.9   51.1      336.3
MAY-07  888.1   320.3   50.3      343.3
JUN-07  885.0   315.0   49.7      346.3
JUL-07  874.4   308.6   48.8      346.4
AUG-07  875.9   298.3   48.3      355.8
SEP-07  874.1   286.9   47.5      365.1
OCT-07  859.1   274.6   46.6      369.1
NOV-07  856.4   260.5   45.9      374.4
DEC-07  845.7   246.7   44.6      376.0
JAN-08  827.4   233.7   43.8      371.6
FEB-08  NA      NA      NA        NA

NA = Not Available
SAAR = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
*Total private construction includes the following categories not shown:
residential improvements, public safety, highway and street, sewage and
waste disposal, water supply, and conservation and development.