US Housing Starts:
US Housing Starts is at a current level of 1.282M, up from 1.174M last month and up from 1.172M one year ago. This is a change of 9.20% from last month and 9.39% from one year ago.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 1.282M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.174M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.177M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.329M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.276M |
| March 31, 2018 | 1.327M |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | 1.29M |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 1.334M |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | 1.21M |
| Nov. 30, 2017 | 1.303M |
| Oct. 31, 2017 | 1.265M |
| Sept. 30, 2017 | 1.158M |
| Aug. 31, 2017 | 1.172M |
| July 31, 2017 | 1.185M |
| June 30, 2017 | 1.225M |
| May 31, 2017 | 1.122M |
| April 30, 2017 | 1.165M |
| 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 |
| March 31, 2016 | 1.115M |
| Feb. 29, 2016 | 1.202M |
| Jan. 31, 2016 | 1.114M |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | 1.155M |
| Nov. 30, 2015 | 1.171M |
| Oct. 31, 2015 | 1.064M |
| Sept. 30, 2015 | 1.212M |
| Aug. 31, 2015 | 1.134M |
| July 31, 2015 | 1.133M |
| June 30, 2015 | 1.185M |
| May 31, 2015 | 1.079M |
| April 30, 2015 | 1.203M |
| March 31, 2015 | 963.00K |
| Feb. 28, 2015 | 888.00K |
| Jan. 31, 2015 | 1.094M |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | 1.068M |
| Nov. 30, 2014 | 1.001M |
| Oct. 31, 2014 | 1.077M |
| Sept. 30, 2014 | 1.02M |
| Aug. 31, 2014 | 983.00K |
| July 31, 2014 | 1.082M |
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US Housing Starts Summary
- Last Value: 1.282M
- Latest Period: Aug 2018
- Updated: Sep 19, 2018, 08:33 EDT
- Next Release: Sep 26, 2018, 08:30 EDT
- Frequency: Monthly
- Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
- Value Previously: 1.174M
- Change From Previous: 9.20%
- Value One Year Ago: 1.172M
- Change From One Year Ago: 9.39%
- First Period: Jan 1959
- First Value: 1.657M
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About Housing Starts
The number of new houses that are being built within the United States. The real estate sector is often one the first impacted by impending economic instability, making housing starts a highly reliable economic indicator.
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