Housing Starts Report

 

Housing Starts Report

Category Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
Starts 625 791 817 895
965
1066
977
1032
947
1.065
1.012
Building Permits 616 708 786 854
970
1138
978
978
927
0.978
1.048

Housing Starts Report measures construction of residential units and permits taken out to begin construction. This report can be affected by seasonal factors as well as other factors like weather or any event that may prevent the normal construction of residential housing. The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce releases the raw data around the 16th of the month for the prior months housing start activity at 8:30 ET. The raw data can be seen here

 

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