US Housing Starts
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Basic Info
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 1.58M, down from 1.68M last month and down from 1.617M one year ago. This is a change of -5.95% from last month and -2.29% from one year ago. |
Report | New Residential Construction |
Category | Construction |
Region | United States |
Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
Last Value | 1.58M |
Latest Period | Jan 2021 |
Last Updated | Feb 18 2021, 08:34 EST |
Next Release | Mar 17 2021, 08:30 EDT |
Average Growth Rate | 4.00% |
Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.617M |
Change from 1 Year Ago | -2.29% |
Frequency | Monthly |
Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
Download Source File | Download |
Historical Data
Date | Value |
---|---|
January 31, 2021 | 1.58M |
December 31, 2020 | 1.68M |
November 30, 2020 | 1.553M |
October 31, 2020 | 1.53M |
September 30, 2020 | 1.437M |
August 31, 2020 | 1.373M |
July 31, 2020 | 1.487M |
June 30, 2020 | 1.265M |
May 31, 2020 | 1.038M |
April 30, 2020 | 934.00K |
March 31, 2020 | 1.269M |
February 29, 2020 | 1.567M |
January 31, 2020 | 1.617M |
December 31, 2019 | 1.587M |
November 30, 2019 | 1.371M |
October 31, 2019 | 1.34M |
September 30, 2019 | 1.274M |
August 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 |
February 28, 2019 | 1.137M |
January 31, 2019 | 1.272M |
Date | Value |
---|---|
December 31, 2018 | 1.117M |
November 30, 2018 | 1.204M |
October 31, 2018 | 1.207M |
September 30, 2018 | 1.246M |
August 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 |
February 28, 2018 | 1.295M |
January 31, 2018 | 1.335M |
December 31, 2017 | 1.219M |
November 30, 2017 | 1.299M |
October 31, 2017 | 1.261M |
September 30, 2017 | 1.163M |
August 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 |
February 28, 2017 | 1.289M |
January 31, 2017 | 1.225M |
December 31, 2016 | 1.28M |
Basic Info
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 1.58M, down from 1.68M last month and down from 1.617M one year ago. This is a change of -5.95% from last month and -2.29% from one year ago. |
Report | New Residential Construction |
Category | Construction |
Region | United States |
Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
Last Value | 1.58M |
Latest Period | Jan 2021 |
Last Updated | Feb 18 2021, 08:34 EST |
Next Release | Mar 17 2021, 08:30 EDT |
Average Growth Rate | 4.00% |
Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.617M |
Change from 1 Year Ago | -2.29% |
Frequency | Monthly |
Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
Download Source File | Download |
Related Indicators
US Economy |
ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 117.11K |
Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.07% |
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 3.41% |
US Housing Starts MoM | -5.95% |
US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 76.80 |
US Inflation Rate | 1.40% |
US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 745000.0 |
US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 60.80 |
US Real GDP QoQ | 4.10% |
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 5.29% |
US Unemployment Rate | 6.20% |
US Housing |
15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.34% |
30 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.97% |
US Building Permits MoM | 10.39% |
US Existing Home Sales MoM | 0.60% |
US Home Ownership Rate | 65.80% |
US Housing Starts MoM | -5.95% |
US New Single Family Houses Sold | 923.00K |
US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 4.29% |
US Pending Home Sales MoM | -2.85% |
US Pending Home Sales YoY | 12.97% |