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Housing Starts (MoM)

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 - Tuesday 19 August 2025 12:30

Previous
1.321M
Revised
-
Forecast
1.3M
Actual
1.428M

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Housing Starts (MoM) was 1.428M against a forecast of 1.3M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Tuesday 19 August 2025 12:30
1.3M
1.428M
Friday 18 July 2025 12:30
1.3M
1.321M
Wednesday 18 June 2025 12:30
1.36M
1.256M
Friday 16 May 2025 12:30
1.37M
1.361M
Thursday 17 April 2025 12:30
1.42M
1.324M
Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:30
1.38M
1.501M
Wednesday 19 February 2025 13:30
1.4M
1.366M
Friday 17 January 2025 13:30
1.32M
1.499M
Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:30
1.34M
1.289M
Tuesday 19 November 2024 13:30
1.33M
1.311M
Friday 18 October 2024 12:30
1.35M
1.354M
Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:30
1.31M
1.356M
Friday 16 August 2024 12:30
1.33M
1.238M
Wednesday 17 July 2024 12:30
1.31M
1.353M
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30
1.37M
1.277M
Thursday 16 May 2024 12:30
1.42M
1.36M
Tuesday 16 April 2024 12:30
1.48M
1.321M
Tuesday 19 March 2024 12:30
1.425M
1.521M
Friday 16 February 2024 13:30
1.46M
1.331M
Thursday 18 January 2024 13:30
1.426M
1.46M
Tuesday 19 December 2023 13:30
1.36M
1.56M
Friday 17 November 2023 13:30
1.35M
1.372M
Wednesday 18 October 2023 12:30
1.38M
1.358M
Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:30
1.44M
1.283M
Wednesday 16 August 2023 12:30
1.448M
1.452M
Wednesday 19 July 2023 12:30
1.48M
1.434M
Tuesday 20 June 2023 12:30
1.4M
1.631M
Wednesday 17 May 2023 12:30
1.4M
1.401M
Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:30
1.4M
1.42M
Thursday 16 March 2023 12:30
1.31M
1.45M
Thursday 16 February 2023 13:30
1.36M
1.309M
Thursday 19 January 2023 13:30
1.359M
1.382M
Tuesday 20 December 2022 13:30
1.415M
1.427M
Thursday 17 November 2022 13:30
1.41M
1.425M
Wednesday 19 October 2022 12:30
1.475M
1.439M
Tuesday 20 September 2022 12:30
1.445M
1.575M

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Housing Starts (MoM) result:

PreviousLatest
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.393M1.354M
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change4.5%4.9%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.4%3.9%
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change57.757.2
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change61.758.6
Industrial Production (MoM)Bearish change0.4%-0.1%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBullish change5.511.9
Retail Sales (MoM)Bearish change0.9%0.5%
Retail Sales Control GroupBearish change0.8%0.5%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bearish change0.8%0.3%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change227K224K
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0%0.9%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.4%3.3%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0%0.9%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.6%3.7%
Monthly Budget StatementBearish change$27B$-291B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)(no change)2.7%2.7%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.9%3.1%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change218K226K
Nonfarm ProductivityBullish change-1.8%2.4%
Unit Labor CostsBearish change6.9%1.6%

About Housing Starts (MoM)

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

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