Housing starts fell 16.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 466,000, the Commerce Department reported today.

January's figures represent a 56.2% decline since January 2008. In December, housing starts fell 15.5%.

Single-family housing starts were 12% below the December level. Single family housing completions fell 17.5%.

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