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Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at -12.44%, compared to 19.71% last month and 3.84% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.30%.

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 -12.44%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 18 2026, 08:31 EDT
Next Release Sep 17 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 0.30%
Average Growth Rate -2.06K%
Value from Last Month 19.71%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.84%
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
July 31, 2026 -12.44%
June 30, 2026 19.71%
May 31, 2026 -16.41%
April 30, 2026 -7.10%
March 31, 2026 13.08%
February 28, 2026 -2.82%
January 31, 2026 0.51%
December 31, 2025 4.47%
November 30, 2025 3.61%
October 31, 2025 -3.49%
September 30, 2025 2.17%
August 31, 2025 -9.85%
July 31, 2025 3.84%
June 30, 2025 6.98%
May 31, 2025 -7.93%
April 30, 2025 4.01%
March 31, 2025 -9.72%
February 28, 2025 10.20%
January 31, 2025 -9.44%
December 31, 2024 14.92%
November 30, 2024 -5.11%
October 31, 2024 0.96%
September 30, 2024 -2.65%
August 31, 2024 9.85%
July 31, 2024 -3.72%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 -0.83%
May 31, 2024 -3.63%
April 30, 2024 5.11%
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%
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%

Basic Info

US Housing Starts MoM is at -12.44%, compared to 19.71% last month and 3.84% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.30%.

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 -12.44%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 18 2026, 08:31 EDT
Next Release Sep 17 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 0.30%
Average Growth Rate -2.06K%
Value from Last Month 19.71%
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.84%
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Download Source File

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