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United States Housing Starts

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Impact:

High

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Latest Release:

Date:

Surprise:

-0.063M

USD

Actual:

1.307M

Forecast: 1.37M

Previous/Revision:

1.429M

Period: Aug

Next Release:

Date:

Forecast: 1.32M

Period: Sep

What Does It Measure?

The United States Housing Starts measures the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during a specified period, providing a vital snapshot of the housing market's health. It primarily focuses on production levels in the construction sector and the overall demand for housing, assessed using key indicators such as total starts, single-family and multi-family units.

Frequency

This economic event is reported monthly, with figures released on or about the 19th of each month; the data includes both preliminary and revised estimates to reflect any changes.

Why Do Traders Care?

Traders closely monitor Housing Starts as it is a strong indicator of economic health and future consumer spending, influencing markets including equities and bonds. Higher-than-expected housing starts are generally bullish for the US Dollar and stock markets, as they suggest a robust economy, while weaker results may indicate a slowdown.

What Is It Derived From?

Housing Starts data is derived from building permits issued and actual residential construction activity, typically collected through surveys of home builders and a systematic evaluation of regional construction projects. The statistics are reported as raw numbers and adjusted for seasonal variations to provide a clearer economic picture.

Description

Housing Starts reports preliminary data that represents early estimates based on initial project activity, with final data released later to reflect comprehensive counts. The month-over-month (MoM) reporting method allows for assessing immediate fluctuations in construction activity, which is crucial for identifying short-term shifts in the housing market.

Additional Notes

The Housing Starts indicator serves as a leading economic measure, often forecasting future economic activity linked to consumer confidence and employment levels. It is also closely watched in relation to other indicators such as building permits and existing home sales, allowing analysts to gauge the overall housing sector's trajectory.

Bullish or Bearish for Currency and Stocks

Higher than expected: Bullish for USD, Bullish for Stocks. Lower than expected: Bearish for USD, Bearish for Stocks.

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High Potential Impact
This event has a strong potential to move markets significantly. If the 'Actual' value differs enough from the forecast or if the 'Previous' value is significantly revised, it signals new information that markets may rapidly adjust to.

Medium Potential Impact
This event may cause moderate market movement, especially if the 'Actual' deviates from the forecast or there's a notable revision to the 'Previous' value.

Low Potential Impact
This event is unlikely to affect market pricing unless there's an unexpected surprise or a major revision to prior data.

Surprise - Currency May Strengthen
Actual deviated from Forecast on a medium or high impact event and historically could strengthen the currency.

Surprise - Currency May Weaken
Actual deviated from Forcast on a medium or high impact event and historically could weaken the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Strengthen
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely strengthen the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Weaken
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely weaken the currency

Green Number	Better than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Red Number	Worse than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Hawkish	Supports higher interest rates to fight inflation, strengthening the currency but weighing on stocks.
Dovish	Favors lower rates to boost growth, weakening the currency but lifting stocks.

Date	Actual	Forecast	Previous	Surprise
Sep 17, 2025	1.307M	1.37M	1.429M	-0.063M
Aug 19, 2025	1.428M	1.29M	1.358M	0.138M
Jul 18, 2025	1.321M	1.3M	1.263M	0.021M
Jun 18, 2025	1.256M	1.36M	1.392M	-0.104M
May 16, 2025	1.361M	1.37M	1.339M	-0.009M
Apr 17, 2025	1.324M	1.42M	1.494M	-0.096M
Mar 18, 2025	1.501M	1.38M	1.35M	0.121M
Feb 19, 2025	1.366M	1.4M	1.515M	-0.034M
Jan 17, 2025	1.499M	1.32M	1.294M	0.179M
Dec 18, 2024	1.289M	1.34M	1.312M	-0.051M
Nov 19, 2024	1.311M	1.33M	1.353M	-0.019M
Oct 18, 2024	1.354M	1.35M	1.361M	0.004M
Sep 18, 2024	1.356M	1.31M	1.237M	0.046M
Aug 16, 2024	1.238M	1.33M	1.329M	-0.092M
Jul 17, 2024	1.353M	1.3M	1.314M	0.053M
Jun 20, 2024	1.277M	1.37M	1.352M	-0.093M
May 16, 2024	1.36M	1.42M	1.287M	-0.06M
Apr 16, 2024	1.321M	1.48M	1.549M	-0.159M
Mar 19, 2024	1.521M	1.425M	1.374M	0.096M
Feb 16, 2024	1.331M	1.46M	1.562M	-0.129M
Jan 18, 2024	1.46M	1.426M	1.525M	0.034M
Dec 19, 2023	1.56M	1.36M	1.359M	0.2M
Nov 17, 2023	1.372M	1.35M	1.346M	0.022M
Oct 18, 2023	1.358M	1.38M	1.269M	-0.022M
Sep 19, 2023	1.283M	1.44M	1.447M	-0.157M
Aug 16, 2023	1.452M	1.448M	1.398M	0.004M
Jul 19, 2023	1.434M	1.48M	1.559M	-0.046M
Jun 20, 2023	1.631M	1.4M	1.34M	0.231M
May 17, 2023	1.401M	1.4M	1.371M	0.001M
Apr 18, 2023	1.42M	1.4M	1.432M	0.02M
Mar 16, 2023	1.45M	1.31M	1.321M	0.14M
Feb 16, 2023	1.309M	1.36M	1.371M	-0.051M
Jan 19, 2023	1.382M	1.359M	1.401M	0.023M
Dec 20, 2022	1.427M	1.4M	1.434M	0.027M
Nov 17, 2022	1.425M	1.41M	1.488M	0.015M
Oct 19, 2022	1.439M	1.475M	1.566M	-0.036M
Sep 20, 2022	1.575M	1.445M	1.404M	0.13M
Aug 16, 2022	1.446M	1.54M	1.599M	-0.094M
Jul 19, 2022	1.559M	1.58M	1.591M	-0.021M
Jun 16, 2022	1.549M	1.701M	1.81M	-0.152M
May 18, 2022	1.724M	1.765M	1.728M	-0.041M
Apr 19, 2022	1.793M	1.745M	1.788M	0.048M
Mar 17, 2022	1.769M	1.69M	1.657M	0.079M
Feb 17, 2022	1.638M	1.7M	1.708M	-0.062M
Jan 19, 2022	1.702M	1.65M	1.678M	0.052M
Dec 16, 2021	1.679M	1.568M	1.502M	0.111M
Nov 17, 2021	1.52M	1.576M	1.53M	-0.056M
Oct 19, 2021	1.555M	1.62M	1.58M	-0.065M
Sep 21, 2021	1.615M	1.555M	1.554M	0.06M
Aug 18, 2021	1.534M	1.6M	1.65M	-0.066M
Jul 20, 2021	1.643M	1.59M	1.546M	0.053M
Jun 16, 2021	1.572M	1.63M	1.517M	-0.058M
May 18, 2021	1.569M	1.71M	1.733M	-0.141M
Apr 16, 2021	1.739M	1.613M	1.457M	0.126M
Mar 17, 2021	1.421M	1.56M	1.584M	-0.139M
Feb 18, 2021	1.58M	1.658M	1.68M	-0.078M
Jan 21, 2021	1.669M	1.56M	1.578M	0.109M
Dec 17, 2020	1.547M	1.53M	1.528M	0.017M
Nov 18, 2020	1.53M	1.46M	1.459M	0.07M
Oct 20, 2020	1.415M	1.457M	1.388M	-0.042M
Sep 17, 2020	1.416M	1.478M	1.492M	-0.062M
Aug 18, 2020	1.496M	1.24M	1.22M	0.256M
Jul 17, 2020	1.186M	1.169M	1.011M	0.017M
Jun 17, 2020	0.974M	1.095M	0.934M	-0.121M
May 19, 2020	0.891M	0.927M	1.276M	-0.036M
Apr 16, 2020	1.216M	1.3M	1.564M	-0.084M
Mar 18, 2020	1.599M	1.5M	1.624M	0.099M
Feb 19, 2020	1.567M	1.425M	1.626M	0.142M
Jan 17, 2020	1.608M	1.375M	1.375M	0.233M
Dec 17, 2019	1.365M	1.345M	1.323M	0.02M
Nov 19, 2019	1.314M	1.32M	1.266M	-0.006M
Oct 17, 2019	1.256M	1.32M	1.386M	-0.064M
Sep 18, 2019	1.364M	1.25M	1.215M	0.114M
Aug 16, 2019	1.191M	1.257M	1.241M	-0.066M
Jul 17, 2019	1.253M	1.261M	1.265M	-0.008M
Jun 18, 2019	1.269M	1.239M	1.281M	0.03M
May 16, 2019	1.235M	1.205M	1.168M	0.03M
Apr 19, 2019	1.139M	1.23M	1.142M	-0.091M
Mar 26, 2019	1.162M	1.213M	1.273M	-0.051M
Mar 08, 2019	1.23M	1.197M	1.037M	0.033M
Feb 26, 2019	1.078M	1.25M	1.214M	-0.172M
Dec 18, 2018	1.256M	1.225M	1.217M	0.031M
Nov 20, 2018	1.228M	1.23M	1.21M	-0.002M
Oct 17, 2018	1.201M	1.22M	1.268M	-0.019M
Sep 19, 2018	1.282M	1.235M	1.174M	0.047M
Aug 16, 2018	1.168M	1.26M	1.158M	-0.092M
Jul 18, 2018	1.173M	1.32M	1.337M	-0.147M
Jun 19, 2018	1.35M	1.31M	1.286M	0.04M
May 16, 2018	1.287M	1.31M	1.336M	-0.023M
Apr 17, 2018	1.319M	1.26M	1.295M	0.059M
Mar 16, 2018	1.236M	1.29M	1.329M	-0.054M
Feb 16, 2018	1.326M	1.234M	1.209M	0.092M
Jan 18, 2018	1.192M	1.275M	1.299M	-0.083M
Dec 19, 2017	1297K	1230K	1256K	67K
Nov 17, 2017	1290K	1180K	1135K	110K
Oct 18, 2017	1127K	1174K	1183K	-47K
Sep 19, 2017	1180K	1175K	1190K	5K
Aug 16, 2017	1155K	1220K	1213K	-65K
Jul 19, 2017	1215K	1155K	1122K	60K
Jun 16, 2017	1092K	1215K	1156K	-123K
May 16, 2017	1172K	1260K	1203K	-88K
Apr 18, 2017	1215K	1250K	1303K	-35K
Mar 16, 2017	1288K	1260K	1251K	28K
Feb 16, 2017	1246K	1222K	1279K	24K
Jan 19, 2017	1226K	1200K	1102K	26K
Dec 16, 2016	1090K	1225K	1340K	-135K
Nov 17, 2016	1323K	1156K	1054K	167K
Oct 19, 2016	1047K	1175K	1150K	-128K
Sep 20, 2016	1142K	1190K	1212K	-48K
Aug 16, 2016	1211K	1180K	1186K	31K
Jul 19, 2016	1189K	1170K	1135K	19K
Jun 17, 2016	1164K	1150K	1167K	14K
May 17, 2016	1172K	1127K	1099K	45K
Apr 19, 2016	1089K	1170K	1194K	-81K
Mar 16, 2016	1178K	1150K	1120K	28K
Feb 17, 2016	1099K	1170K	1143K	-71K
Jan 20, 2016	1149K	1200K	1179K	-51K
Dec 16, 2015	1173K	1135K	1062K	38K
Nov 18, 2015	1060K	1160K	1191K	-100K
Oct 20, 2015	1206K	1150K	1132K	56K
Sep 17, 2015	1126K	1170K	1161K	-44K
Aug 18, 2015	1206K	1190K	1204K	16K
Jul 17, 2015	1174K	1110K	1069K(R)
Jun 16, 2015	1036K	1100K	1165K	-64K
May 19, 2015	1135K	1019K	944K	116K