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Housing starts in April fell 3.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.287 million units from the revised March estimate of 1,336,000, the Commerce Department reported May 16. The latest report also puts housing starts 10.5% above the April 2017 rate of 1,165,000. Meanwhile, government data shows sales for building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (NAICS 444) increased on an unadjusted basis compared to both the previous month and the previous year.