TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts fell more than expected in June from the previous month, declining 9%, as groundbreaking decreased on multiple unit urban homes, data from the national housing agency showed on Tuesday.

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts fell to 241,672 units from a revised 264,929 units in May, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said. Economists had expected starts to fall to 255,000.

(Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Andrew Heavens)