US Housing Starts
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Basic Info
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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. US Housing Starts is at a current level of 1.534M, down from 1.65M last month and up from 1.497M one year ago. This is a change of -7.03% from last month and 2.47% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.534M |
| Latest Period | Jul 2021 |
| Last Updated | Aug 18 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Next Release | Sep 21 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.97% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.497M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.47% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2021 | 1.534M |
| June 30, 2021 | 1.65M |
| May 31, 2021 | 1.594M |
| April 30, 2021 | 1.514M |
| March 31, 2021 | 1.725M |
| February 28, 2021 | 1.447M |
| January 31, 2021 | 1.625M |
| December 31, 2020 | 1.661M |
| November 30, 2020 | 1.551M |
| October 31, 2020 | 1.514M |
| September 30, 2020 | 1.448M |
| August 31, 2020 | 1.376M |
| July 31, 2020 | 1.497M |
| June 30, 2020 | 1.273M |
| May 31, 2020 | 1.046M |
| April 30, 2020 | 938.00K |
| March 31, 2020 | 1.277M |
| February 29, 2020 | 1.589M |
| January 31, 2020 | 1.589M |
| December 31, 2019 | 1.547M |
| November 30, 2019 | 1.35M |
| October 31, 2019 | 1.318M |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.285M |
| August 31, 2019 | 1.371M |
| July 31, 2019 | 1.224M |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2019 | 1.237M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.303M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.282M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.203M |
| February 28, 2019 | 1.142M |
| January 31, 2019 | 1.244M |
| December 31, 2018 | 1.095M |
| November 30, 2018 | 1.183M |
| October 31, 2018 | 1.208M |
| September 30, 2018 | 1.238M |
| August 31, 2018 | 1.288M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.193M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.199M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.354M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.285M |
| March 31, 2018 | 1.327M |
| February 28, 2018 | 1.289M |
| January 31, 2018 | 1.309M |
| December 31, 2017 | 1.182M |
| November 30, 2017 | 1.278M |
| October 31, 2017 | 1.248M |
| September 30, 2017 | 1.175M |
| August 31, 2017 | 1.159M |
| July 31, 2017 | 1.202M |
| June 30, 2017 | 1.247M |
Basic Info
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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. US Housing Starts is at a current level of 1.534M, down from 1.65M last month and up from 1.497M one year ago. This is a change of -7.03% from last month and 2.47% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.534M |
| Latest Period | Jul 2021 |
| Last Updated | Aug 18 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Next Release | Sep 21 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.97% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.497M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.47% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 373.62K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.08% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | -0.14% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -7.03% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 71.00 |
| US Inflation Rate | 5.25% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 332000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 59.90 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 6.60% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 0.71% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 5.20% |
| US Housing |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.19% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.88% |
| US Building Permits MoM | 2.57% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | 2.04% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.40% |
| US Home Vacancy Rate | 0.90% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -7.03% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 708.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 1.00% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | -1.77% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | -8.51% |
| US Rental Vacancy Rate | 6.20% |