United States Housing Starts
1959–2025
- United States Housing Starts is 1,501 units in February 2025, after reporting a value of 1,350 units in the previous month.
- United States Housing Starts averaged 1,432 units from January 1959 to February 2025, reaching an all time high of 2,494 units in January 1972 and a record low of 478 units in April 2009.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Related Indicators
| Name | Reference | Last | Previous | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Permits | February 2025 | 1,459,000 | 1,473,000 | units |
| Housing Starts | February 2025 | 1,501 | 1,350 | units |
| New Home Sales | February 2025 | 676 | 664 | units |
| Private Construction Spending, Year-over-Year | February 2025 | 2.9 | 2.7 | percent |
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