TABLE-U.S. September housing starts fall 5.2%

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Commerce Department housing starts, building permits and housing completions data. Starts and building permits with percent changes, seasonally adjusted annual rates in 1,000s of units: PCT CHANGE Sep Aug Jul Sep 26/25 Starts -5.2 -5.9 -4.9 -7.4 Permits -0.2 -2.1 4.3 -3.0 RATES Sep Aug Jul Sep 2025 Starts 1,221 1,288 1,369 1,319 Permits 1,400 1,403 1,433 1,444 STARTS Sep Aug Jul Sep 2025 Singles 859 900 875 837 Multiple 362 388 494 482 PERMITS Sep Aug Jul Sep 2025 Singles 845 880 894 888 Multiple 555 523 539 556 REGIONAL BREAKDOWN STARTS pct Rate PERMITS pct Rate Northeast 0.0 114 Northeast 13.3 145 Midwest -19.0 158 Midwest 0.5 213 South 6.1 714 South 1.5 759 West -23.2 235 West -10.2 283 Actual Starts and Permits, unadjusted in 1,000s: Sep Aug Jul Sep'25 Starts 104 111 126 114 Permits 115 118 129 120 Completions of new privately-owned housing units (seasonally adjusted annual rates, in 1,000s): RATES: Sep Aug Sep'25 Total Units 1,192 1,166 1,386 FORECASTS: Reuters survey of economists forecast: U.S. September housing starts : 1.305 mln units U.S. September building permits: 1.395 mln units