WASHINGTON – Housing starts fell 4.5% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 791,000, the Commerce Department reported today.

October's figures represent a 38% decline since October 2007. By contrast, in September, housing starts fell 6.3%.

Single-family housing starts were 3.3% below the September level. Single family housing completions were down 7.7% from the previous month.

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