US Housing Starts MoM:
US Housing Starts MoM is at 4.28%, compared to -26.40% last month and 0.08% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 0.26%.
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.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2020 | 4.28% |
| April 30, 2020 | -26.40% |
| March 31, 2020 | -19.02% |
| Feb. 29, 2020 | -3.09% |
| Jan. 31, 2020 | 1.89% |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | 15.75% |
| Nov. 30, 2019 | 2.31% |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | 5.18% |
| Sept. 30, 2019 | -7.48% |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 13.61% |
| July 31, 2019 | -1.86% |
| June 30, 2019 | -2.60% |
| May 31, 2019 | 0.08% |
| April 30, 2019 | 5.32% |
| March 31, 2019 | 5.80% |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | -10.61% |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 13.88% |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | -7.23% |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | -0.25% |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | -3.13% |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | -2.66% |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 7.11% |
| July 31, 2018 | 0.42% |
| June 30, 2018 | -10.79% |
| May 31, 2018 | 5.12% |
| April 30, 2018 | -4.73% |
| March 31, 2018 | 2.86% |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | -3.00% |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 9.52% |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | -6.16% |
| Nov. 30, 2017 | 3.01% |
| Oct. 31, 2017 | 8.43% |
| Sept. 30, 2017 | -0.34% |
| Aug. 31, 2017 | -2.42% |
| July 31, 2017 | -2.92% |
| June 30, 2017 | 9.61% |
| May 31, 2017 | -2.43% |
| April 30, 2017 | -2.29% |
| March 31, 2017 | -8.53% |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | 5.22% |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | -4.30% |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 11.21% |
| Nov. 30, 2016 | -13.26% |
| Oct. 31, 2016 | 24.72% |
| Sept. 30, 2016 | -8.35% |
| Aug. 31, 2016 | -5.22% |
| July 31, 2016 | 3.55% |
| June 30, 2016 | 4.41% |
| May 31, 2016 | -3.41% |
| April 30, 2016 | 5.20% |
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Stats
| Last Value | 4.28% |
| Latest Period | May 2020 |
| Last Updated | Jun 17 2020, 08:34 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 17 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 0.26% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 0.08% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 5.33K% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
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Related Indicators
| US Economy | |
|---|---|
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 2.369M |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.09% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 15.84% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 78.10 |
| US Inflation Rate | 0.12% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 1.427M |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 52.60 |
| US Real GDP Growth | -5.00% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 17.69% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 11.10% |
| US Housing | |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.56% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 3.13% |
| US Building Permits MoM | 14.45% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | -9.70% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.30% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 676.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 16.55% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | 44.35% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | -5.14% |
