Housing Starts MoM in the United States increased to 10.70 percent in February from -12.30 percent in January of 2024. Housing Starts MoM in the United States averaged 0.33 percent from 1959 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 29.30 percent in July of 1982 and a record low of -27.00 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Census Bureau



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-02-16 01:30 PM
Housing Starts MoM
Jan -14.8% 3.3% 0.9%
2024-03-19 12:30 PM
Housing Starts MoM
Feb 10.7% -12.3% 7%
2024-04-16 12:30 PM
Housing Starts MoM
Mar 10.7% 1.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1524.00 1489.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Building Permits MoM 2.40 -0.30 percent Feb 2024
Construction Spending MoM -0.20 1.10 percent Jan 2024
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 66.00 percent Dec 2023
Housing Starts 1521.00 1374.00 Thousand units Feb 2024
Housing Starts MoM 10.70 -12.30 percent Feb 2024
Housing Starts Multi Family 377.00 347.00 Thousand units Feb 2024
Housing Starts Single Family 1129.00 1012.00 Thousand units Feb 2024
New Home Sales 662.00 664.00 Thousand units Feb 2024
New Home Sales MoM -0.30 1.70 percent Feb 2024

United States Housing Starts MoM
Housing Starts refer to the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any particular month. Estimates of housing starts include units in structures being totally rebuilt on an existing foundation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.70 -12.30 29.30 -27.00 1959 - 2024 percent Monthly
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