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 1.572M, up from 1.517M last month and up from 1.046M one year ago. This is a change of 3.63% from last month and 50.29% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.572M |
| Latest Period | May 2021 |
| Last Updated | Jun 16 2021, 08:31 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 20 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 4.02% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.046M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 50.29% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2021 | 1.572M |
| April 30, 2021 | 1.517M |
| 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 |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.237M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.303M |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2019 | 1.282M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.203M |
| February 28, 2019 | 1.137M |
| January 31, 2019 | 1.272M |
| 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 |
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 1.572M, up from 1.517M last month and up from 1.046M one year ago. This is a change of 3.63% from last month and 50.29% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.572M |
| Latest Period | May 2021 |
| Last Updated | Jun 16 2021, 08:31 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 20 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 4.02% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.046M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 50.29% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 978.22K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.10% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | -1.29% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 3.63% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 86.40 |
| US Inflation Rate | 4.99% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 412000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 61.20 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 6.40% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | -1.35% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 5.80% |
| US Housing |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.23% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.96% |
| US Building Permits MoM | -3.00% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | -0.85% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.60% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 3.63% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 769.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | -5.88% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | -4.41% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | 51.71% |