United States Housing Starts
1959–2024
- United States Housing Starts is 1,356 units in August 2024, after reporting a value of 1,237 units in the previous month.
- United States Housing Starts averaged 1,432 units from January 1959 to August 2024, 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 | August 2024 | 1,475,000 | 1,406,000 | units |
| Housing Starts | August 2024 | 1,356 | 1,237 | units |
| New Home Sales | July 2024 | 739 | 668 | units |
| Private Construction Spending, Year-over-Year | July 2024 | 6.7 | 7.2 | percent |
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