US Housing Starts MoM:
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.
US Housing Starts MoM is at -9.38%, compared to 15.12% last month and -3.36% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.29%.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2019 | -9.38% |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 15.12% |
| July 31, 2019 | -2.35% |
| June 30, 2019 | -2.45% |
| May 31, 2019 | -0.47% |
| April 30, 2019 | 5.92% |
| March 31, 2019 | 4.35% |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | -11.00% |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 13.05% |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | -4.99% |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | -0.74% |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | -2.02% |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | -3.36% |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 8.02% |
| July 31, 2018 | 0.34% |
| June 30, 2018 | -11.41% |
| May 31, 2018 | 5.13% |
| April 30, 2018 | -4.88% |
| 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% |
| March 31, 2016 | -7.24% |
| Feb. 29, 2016 | 7.90% |
| Jan. 31, 2016 | -3.55% |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | -1.37% |
| Nov. 30, 2015 | 10.06% |
| Oct. 31, 2015 | -12.21% |
| Sept. 30, 2015 | 6.88% |
| Aug. 31, 2015 | 0.09% |
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Stats
| Last Value | -9.38% |
| Latest Period | Sep 2019 |
| Last Updated | Oct 17 2019, 08:49 EDT |
| Next Release | Nov 19 2019, 08:30 EST |
| Long Term Average | 0.29% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | -3.36% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | N/A |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
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Related Indicators
| US Economy | |
|---|---|
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 125.04K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 1.55% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | -1.13% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 95.70 |
| US Inflation Rate | 1.76% |
| US Initial Jobless Claims | 225000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 48.30 |
| US Real GDP Growth | 1.90% |
| US Retail Sales MoM | 0.34% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 3.60% |
| US Housing | |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 3.20% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 3.75% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | -2.18% |
| US Homeownership Rate | 64.80% |
| US House Price Index | 277.37 |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 701.00K |
| US Pending Home Sales Index | 108.70 |
