US Housing Starts:
US Housing Starts is at a current level of 974.00K, up from 934.00K last month and down from 1.268M one year ago. This is a change of 4.28% from last month and -23.19% from one year ago.
Housing Starts are the total number of single family houses that started construction in a given month in the US. Housing starts can be viewed as a forward looking metric to gauge the outlook for an economy. This metric most notably crashed during the 2007-2009 housing crisis. Housing starts reached as low as 478K (on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis) in 2009 before beginning to recover.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2020 | 974.00K |
| April 30, 2020 | 934.00K |
| March 31, 2020 | 1.269M |
| Feb. 29, 2020 | 1.567M |
| Jan. 31, 2020 | 1.617M |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | 1.587M |
| Nov. 30, 2019 | 1.371M |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | 1.34M |
| Sept. 30, 2019 | 1.274M |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 1.377M |
| July 31, 2019 | 1.212M |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.235M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.268M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.267M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.203M |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | 1.137M |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 1.272M |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | 1.117M |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | 1.204M |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | 1.207M |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | 1.246M |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 1.28M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.195M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.19M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.334M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.269M |
| March 31, 2018 | 1.332M |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | 1.295M |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 1.335M |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | 1.219M |
| Nov. 30, 2017 | 1.299M |
| Oct. 31, 2017 | 1.261M |
| Sept. 30, 2017 | 1.163M |
| Aug. 31, 2017 | 1.167M |
| July 31, 2017 | 1.196M |
| June 30, 2017 | 1.232M |
| May 31, 2017 | 1.124M |
| April 30, 2017 | 1.152M |
| March 31, 2017 | 1.179M |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | 1.289M |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | 1.225M |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 1.28M |
| Nov. 30, 2016 | 1.151M |
| Oct. 31, 2016 | 1.327M |
| Sept. 30, 2016 | 1.064M |
| Aug. 31, 2016 | 1.161M |
| July 31, 2016 | 1.225M |
| June 30, 2016 | 1.183M |
| May 31, 2016 | 1.133M |
| April 30, 2016 | 1.173M |
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Stats
| Last Value | 974.00K |
| Latest Period | May 2020 |
| Last Updated | Jun 17 2020, 08:34 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 17 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.17% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.268M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -23.19% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
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Related Indicators
| US Economy | |
|---|---|
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 2.369M |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.09% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 15.84% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 4.28% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 78.10 |
| US Inflation Rate | 0.12% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 1.427M |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 52.60 |
| US Real GDP Growth | -5.00% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 17.69% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 11.10% |
| US Housing | |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.56% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 3.13% |
| US Building Permits MoM | 14.45% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | -9.70% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.30% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 4.28% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 676.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 16.55% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | 44.35% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | -5.14% |
