housing start
Americannoun
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an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
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housing starts, the nationwide number of such instances per period used especially in the U.S. as an indication of economic growth or decline.
Housing starts were up 600,000 in April.
Example Sentences
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A slew of economic data, including February housing start numbers and weekly jobless claims, will be released at 8:30 a.m.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2023
Fees for its eight-week internships, including housing, start at $8,000.
From Economist ● Sep. 4, 2014
Eric Morath and Alan Zibel in The Wall Street Journal. @grossdm: Can't believe tweeps aren't more excited about housing start figures.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2012
The rise in housing start last month reflected a 32.6 percent surge in groundbreaking activity in the volatile multifamily segment to an annual rate of 114,000 units.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2010
Detroit has averaged one new housing start annually for the past 17 years, among the lowest building rates in the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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