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Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at -0.51%, compared to 7.84% last month and 4.44% 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.

Stats

Last Value -0.51%
Latest Period Sep 2024
Last Updated Oct 18 2024, 08:31 EDT
Next Release Nov 19 2024, 08:30 EST
Long Term Average 0.31%
Average Growth Rate -1.85K%
Value from Last Month 7.84%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.44%
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
September 30, 2024 -0.51%
August 31, 2024 7.84%
July 31, 2024 -5.04%
June 30, 2024 1.06%
May 31, 2024 -4.50%
April 30, 2024 6.00%
March 31, 2024 -15.98%
February 29, 2024 12.35%
January 31, 2024 -12.24%
December 31, 2023 3.84%
November 30, 2023 10.62%
October 31, 2023 0.15%
September 30, 2023 4.44%
August 31, 2023 -11.41%
July 31, 2023 4.10%
June 30, 2023 -10.61%
May 31, 2023 15.72%
April 30, 2023 1.94%
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%
Date Value
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%
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%

Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at -0.51%, compared to 7.84% last month and 4.44% 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.

Stats

Last Value -0.51%
Latest Period Sep 2024
Last Updated Oct 18 2024, 08:31 EDT
Next Release Nov 19 2024, 08:30 EST
Long Term Average 0.31%
Average Growth Rate -1.85K%
Value from Last Month 7.84%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.44%
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
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