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Article: HOUSING STARTS JUMP 11.6 PERCENT
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- United Press International
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- June 18, 2002
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Housing starts jump 11.6 percent
WASHINGTON, Jun 18, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -
- The Commerce Department said Tuesday that U.S. housing starts posted
their largest rise in almost seven years during May, surging 11.6
percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 1.73 million units.
The May increase was the largest since July 1995.