Housing Starts Change

The Housing Starts released by the US Census Bureau, at the Department of Commerce is an indicator that tracks how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. For the survey each house and each single apartment are counted as one housing start. The figures include all private and publicly owned units. It indicates movements of the US housing market. Generally, a high reading anticipates positive (or bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

Most recent - Friday 9 January 2026 13:30

Previous
1.2%
Revised
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-4.6%

Next event - Friday 16 January 2026 13:30

Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected market impact of this event is low.

There is no forecast value for Housing Starts Change yet - check back for updates.

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Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Housing Starts Change was -4.6%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 9 January 2026 13:30
-
-4.6%
Friday 9 January 2026 13:30
-
1.2%
Tuesday 16 December 2025 13:30
-
-
Wednesday 19 November 2025 13:30
-
-
Friday 17 October 2025 12:30
-
-
Wednesday 17 September 2025 12:30
-
-8.5%
Tuesday 19 August 2025 12:30
-
5.2%
Friday 18 July 2025 12:30
-
4.6%
Wednesday 18 June 2025 12:30
-
-9.8%
Friday 16 May 2025 12:30
-
1.6%
Thursday 17 April 2025 12:30
-
-11.4%
Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:30
-
11.2%
Wednesday 19 February 2025 13:30
-
-9.8%
Friday 17 January 2025 13:30
-
15.8%
Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:30
-
-1.8%
Tuesday 19 November 2024 13:30
-
-3.1%
Friday 18 October 2024 12:30
-
-0.5%
Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:30
-
9.6%
Friday 16 August 2024 12:30
-
-6.8%
Wednesday 17 July 2024 12:30
-
3%
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30
-
-5.5%
Thursday 16 May 2024 12:30
-
5.7%
Tuesday 16 April 2024 12:30
-
-14.7%
Tuesday 19 March 2024 12:30
-
10.7%
Friday 16 February 2024 13:30
-
-14.8%
Thursday 18 January 2024 13:30
-
-4.3%
Tuesday 19 December 2023 13:30
-
14.8%
Friday 17 November 2023 13:30
-
1.9%
Wednesday 18 October 2023 12:30
-
7%
Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:30
-
-11.3%
Wednesday 16 August 2023 12:30
2.7%
3.9%
Wednesday 19 July 2023 12:30
7.2%
-8%
Tuesday 20 June 2023 12:30
-0.8%
21.7%
Wednesday 17 May 2023 12:30
1.9%
2.2%
Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:30
0.4%
-0.8%
Thursday 16 March 2023 12:30
-0.6%
9.8%
Thursday 16 February 2023 13:30
0.6%
-4.5%
Thursday 19 January 2023 13:30
-0.2%
-1.4%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bullish for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Housing Starts Change result:

PreviousLatest
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBullish change54.655
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change52.954
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations(no change)4.2%4.2%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.2%3.4%
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.415M1.412M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bearish change1.306M1.246M
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bullish change3.6%3.8%
Building Permits (MoM)Bullish change1.33M1.415M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.291M1.306M
Labor Force Participation RateBearish change62.5%62.4%
Nonfarm PayrollsBearish change56K50K
U6 Underemployment RateBearish change-5%13%
Unemployment RateBullish change4.6%4.4%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change200K208K
Nonfarm ProductivityBullish change3.3%4.9%
Unit Labor CostsBearish change1%-1.9%
Challenger Job CutsBearish change71.321K35.553K
Factory Orders (MoM)Bearish change0.2%-1.3%
ISM Services Employment IndexBullish change48.952
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change52.957.9
ISM Services PMIBullish change52.654.4
ISM Services Prices PaidBearish change65.464.3
JOLTS Job OpeningsBearish change7.449M7.146M
ADP Employment ChangeBullish change-29K41K
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change5352.7
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBullish change4444.9
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBullish change47.447.7
ISM Manufacturing PMIBearish change48.247.9
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid(no change)58.558.5
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change215K199K
Chicago PMIBullish change36.343.5
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bullish change-0.1%0.4%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change2.4%3.3%

About Housing Starts Change

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Census Bureau
Category:Housing Market
Frequency:Monthly
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