Privately-owned single-family housing starts in May reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 419,000 units, up 3.7 percent from the revised April figure of 404,000. Overall, housing starts-including multi-family units-rose 3.5 percent in May, from April's 541,000-unit rate to 560,000.
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