US Housing Starts MoM (I:USHSM)
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Basic Info
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US Housing Starts MoM is at -8.54%, compared to 3.40% last month and 9.96% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.31%. |
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The US Housing Starts MoM reflects the month over month change in the total number of single family houses that started construction in a given month in the US. US Housing Starts MoM can be viewed as a forward looking metric to gauge the outlook for the economy. This metric most notably crashed during the 2007-2009 housing crisis. During the housing crisis, housing starts MoM reached a low of -16.09% month over month change in November 2008 before beginning to recover. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | -8.54% |
| Latest Period | Aug 2025 |
| Last Updated | Sep 17 2025, 08:35 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 0.31% |
| Average Growth Rate | -2.04K% |
| Value from Last Month | 3.40% |
| Change from Last Month | N/A |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 9.96% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | N/A |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Upgrade |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | -8.54% |
| July 31, 2025 | 3.40% |
| June 30, 2025 | 7.80% |
| May 31, 2025 | -8.30% |
| April 30, 2025 | 3.17% |
| March 31, 2025 | -9.06% |
| February 28, 2025 | 9.72% |
| January 31, 2025 | -10.30% |
| December 31, 2024 | 16.91% |
| November 30, 2024 | -4.22% |
| October 31, 2024 | -0.37% |
| September 30, 2024 | -2.44% |
| August 31, 2024 | 9.96% |
| July 31, 2024 | -4.67% |
| June 30, 2024 | 0.84% |
| May 31, 2024 | -4.98% |
| April 30, 2024 | 5.56% |
| March 31, 2024 | -15.46% |
| February 29, 2024 | 12.38% |
| January 31, 2024 | -9.20% |
| December 31, 2023 | 0.46% |
| November 30, 2023 | 10.67% |
| October 31, 2023 | -0.22% |
| September 30, 2023 | 4.10% |
| August 31, 2023 | -9.79% |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2023 | 2.74% |
| June 30, 2023 | -10.29% |
| May 31, 2023 | 16.99% |
| April 30, 2023 | 0.89% |
| March 31, 2023 | -4.42% |
| February 28, 2023 | 3.16% |
| January 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| December 31, 2022 | -5.63% |
| November 30, 2022 | -1.39% |
| October 31, 2022 | -2.04% |
| September 30, 2022 | -3.29% |
| August 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| July 31, 2022 | -9.73% |
| June 30, 2022 | 0.13% |
| May 31, 2022 | -15.75% |
| April 30, 2022 | 6.71% |
| March 31, 2022 | -3.28% |
| February 28, 2022 | 6.11% |
| January 31, 2022 | -6.60% |
| December 31, 2021 | 4.38% |
| November 30, 2021 | 8.91% |
| October 31, 2021 | 0.77% |
| September 30, 2021 | -1.02% |
| August 31, 2021 | -1.07% |
| July 31, 2021 | -4.09% |
News
Basic Info
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US Housing Starts MoM is at -8.54%, compared to 3.40% last month and 9.96% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.31%. |
|
The US Housing Starts MoM reflects the month over month change in the total number of single family houses that started construction in a given month in the US. US Housing Starts MoM can be viewed as a forward looking metric to gauge the outlook for the economy. This metric most notably crashed during the 2007-2009 housing crisis. During the housing crisis, housing starts MoM reached a low of -16.09% month over month change in November 2008 before beginning to recover. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | -8.54% |
| Latest Period | Aug 2025 |
| Last Updated | Sep 17 2025, 08:35 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 0.31% |
| Average Growth Rate | -2.04K% |
| Value from Last Month | 3.40% |
| Change from Last Month | N/A |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 9.96% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | N/A |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Upgrade |
Related Indicators
| US Commercial Real Estate |
| US Economy |
| ADP Employment Change | -31000.00 |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 3.89% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 0.48% |
| 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 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% |