US Housing Starts (I:USHS)
Level Chart
Basic Info
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US Housing Starts is at a current level of 1.307M, down from 1.429M last month and down from 1.391M one year ago. This is a change of -8.54% from last month and -6.04% from one year ago. |
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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. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.307M |
| Latest Period | Aug 2025 |
| Last Updated | Sep 17 2025, 08:35 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.70% |
| Value from Last Month | 1.429M |
| Change from Last Month | -8.54% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.391M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -6.04% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Upgrade |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 1.307M |
| July 31, 2025 | 1.429M |
| June 30, 2025 | 1.382M |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.282M |
| April 30, 2025 | 1.398M |
| March 31, 2025 | 1.355M |
| February 28, 2025 | 1.49M |
| January 31, 2025 | 1.358M |
| December 31, 2024 | 1.514M |
| November 30, 2024 | 1.295M |
| October 31, 2024 | 1.352M |
| September 30, 2024 | 1.357M |
| August 31, 2024 | 1.391M |
| July 31, 2024 | 1.265M |
| June 30, 2024 | 1.327M |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.316M |
| April 30, 2024 | 1.385M |
| March 31, 2024 | 1.312M |
| February 29, 2024 | 1.552M |
| January 31, 2024 | 1.381M |
| December 31, 2023 | 1.521M |
| November 30, 2023 | 1.514M |
| October 31, 2023 | 1.368M |
| September 30, 2023 | 1.371M |
| August 31, 2023 | 1.317M |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2023 | 1.46M |
| June 30, 2023 | 1.421M |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.584M |
| April 30, 2023 | 1.354M |
| March 31, 2023 | 1.342M |
| February 28, 2023 | 1.404M |
| January 31, 2023 | 1.361M |
| December 31, 2022 | 1.34M |
| November 30, 2022 | 1.42M |
| October 31, 2022 | 1.44M |
| September 30, 2022 | 1.47M |
| August 31, 2022 | 1.52M |
| July 31, 2022 | 1.392M |
| June 30, 2022 | 1.542M |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.54M |
| April 30, 2022 | 1.828M |
| March 31, 2022 | 1.713M |
| February 28, 2022 | 1.771M |
| January 31, 2022 | 1.669M |
| December 31, 2021 | 1.787M |
| November 30, 2021 | 1.712M |
| October 31, 2021 | 1.572M |
| September 30, 2021 | 1.56M |
| August 31, 2021 | 1.576M |
| July 31, 2021 | 1.593M |
News
Basic Info
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US Housing Starts is at a current level of 1.307M, down from 1.429M last month and down from 1.391M one year ago. This is a change of -8.54% from last month and -6.04% from one year ago. |
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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. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.307M |
| Latest Period | Aug 2025 |
| Last Updated | Sep 17 2025, 08:35 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 3.70% |
| Value from Last Month | 1.429M |
| Change from Last Month | -8.54% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.391M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -6.04% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Upgrade |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Employment Change | -31000.00 |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 3.89% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 0.48% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -8.54% |
| US Imports MoM | -5.12% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 53.30 |
| US Inflation Rate | 3.01% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 191000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 48.20 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 3.80% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 0.16% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 4.40% |
| US Housing |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 5.44% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 6.19% |
| US Building Permits MoM | -2.35% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | 1.23% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.00% |
| US Home Vacancy Rate | 1.10% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -8.54% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 800.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 20.48% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | 1.87% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | -0.39% |
| US Rental Vacancy Rate | 7.00% |