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 1.58M, 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
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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 1.58M, 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% |