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Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at 1.93%, compared to 3.14% last month and -2.12% last year. This is higher 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.

Stats

Last Value 1.93%
Latest Period Oct 2023
Last Updated Nov 17 2023, 08:32 EST
Next Release Dec 19 2023, 08:30 EST
Long Term Average 0.31%
Average Growth Rate -1.87K%
Value from Last Month 3.14%
Change from Last Month -38.52%
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.12%
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
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Historical Data

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Date Value
October 31, 2023 1.93%
September 30, 2023 3.14%
August 31, 2023 -10.06%
July 31, 2023 2.33%
June 30, 2023 -10.42%
May 31, 2023 17.43%
April 30, 2023 -2.32%
March 31, 2023 -3.90%
February 28, 2023 7.16%
January 31, 2023 -1.25%
December 31, 2022 -4.91%
November 30, 2022 -0.35%
October 31, 2022 -2.12%
September 30, 2022 -2.79%
August 31, 2022 9.77%
July 31, 2022 -12.17%
June 30, 2022 1.17%
May 31, 2022 -14.42%
April 30, 2022 5.25%
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%
Date Value
September 30, 2021 -1.02%
August 31, 2021 -1.07%
July 31, 2021 -4.09%
June 30, 2021 3.81%
May 31, 2021 7.82%
April 30, 2021 -13.27%
March 31, 2021 19.65%
February 28, 2021 -10.74%
January 31, 2021 -2.97%
December 31, 2020 7.14%
November 30, 2020 0.72%
October 31, 2020 4.72%
September 30, 2020 6.18%
August 31, 2020 -8.87%
July 31, 2020 18.99%
June 30, 2020 20.28%
May 31, 2020 12.47%
April 30, 2020 -26.14%
March 31, 2020 -19.16%
February 29, 2020 0.13%
January 31, 2020 2.02%
December 31, 2019 14.52%
November 30, 2019 1.13%
October 31, 2019 2.39%
September 30, 2019 -5.33%

Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at 1.93%, compared to 3.14% last month and -2.12% last year. This is higher 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.

Stats

Last Value 1.93%
Latest Period Oct 2023
Last Updated Nov 17 2023, 08:32 EST
Next Release Dec 19 2023, 08:30 EST
Long Term Average 0.31%
Average Growth Rate -1.87K%
Value from Last Month 3.14%
Change from Last Month -38.52%
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.12%
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
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