Housing Starts in China increased to 58769.96 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in December from 53456.70 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in November of 2025. Housing Starts in China averaged 53097.74 Tens of Thousands Square Metre from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 227153.58 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in December of 2019 and a record low of 82.16 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in February of 1991.

Housing Starts in China is expected to be 14900.00 Tens of Thousands Square Metre by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Housing Starts is projected to trend around 65000.00 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in 2027 and 60000.00 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
House Price Index MoM -0.40 -0.40 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY -2.70 -2.40 Percent Dec 2025
Housing Starts 58769.96 53456.70 Tens of Thousands Square Metre Dec 2025
New Home Sales 73335.32 66008.50 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Property Investment -17.20 -15.90 percent Dec 2025
Residential Property Prices -5.52 -6.40 Percent Sep 2025


China Housing Starts
In China, housing starts refer to the entire floor space of newly started houses by the real estate development enterprises during the reference time. Specific due date is subject to starts to housing officially began ground-breaking gouge (ground treatment or permanent piles).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
58769.96 53456.70 227153.58 82.16 1991 - 2025 Tens of Thousands Square Metre Monthly
Volumes, NSA, Cumulative