US Housing Starts:
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 the economy. This metric most notably crashed during the 2008-2009 housing crisis, which was the main cause of the recession. 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 1.253M, down from 1.265M last month and up from 1.18M one year ago. This is a change of -0.95% from last month and 6.19% from one year ago.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2019 | 1.253M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.265M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.27M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.199M |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | 1.149M |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 1.291M |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | 1.142M |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | 1.202M |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | 1.211M |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | 1.236M |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 1.279M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.184M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.18M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.332M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.267M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Stats
| Last Value | 1.253M |
| Latest Period | Jun 2019 |
| Last Updated | Jul 17 2019, 08:34 EDT |
| Next Release | Aug 16 2019, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.49% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.18M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 6.19% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
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Related Indicators
| ADP Change in Nonfarm Payrolls | 102.20K Chg Mnth |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 2.41% |
| TED Spread | 0.19% |
| US Change in Average Hourly Earnings | 0.22% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Construction Spending | -0.78% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Housing Starts | -0.95% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Retail Sales | 0.36% Chg Mnth |
| US ISM PMI | 51.70 |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 98.20 |
| US Inflation Rate | 1.65% |
| US Initial Jobless Claims | 209000.0 |
| US Real GDP Growth | 3.10% Chg Qtr |
| US Retail Gas Price | 2.86 USD/gal |
| US Unemployment Rate | 3.70% |
Excel Add-In Codes
- Indicator Code: I:USHS
- Indicator Name: =YCI("I:USHS","name")
- Data Point Example: =YCP("I:USHS")
- Data Series Example: =YCS("I:USHS",,-4)
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