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 - Thursday 17 April 2025 12:30

Previous
11.2%
Revised
9.8%
Forecast
-
Actual
-11.4%

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Housing Starts Change was -11.4%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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%
Tuesday 20 December 2022 13:30
-
-0.5%
Thursday 17 November 2022 13:30
-
-4.2%
Wednesday 19 October 2022 12:30
-
-8.1%
Tuesday 20 September 2022 12:30
-
12.2%
Tuesday 16 August 2022 12:30
-
-9.6%
Tuesday 19 July 2022 12:30
-
-2%
Thursday 16 June 2022 12:30
-
-14.4%
Wednesday 18 May 2022 12:30
0.3%
-0.2%

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 Change result:

PreviousLatest
ISM Services Employment IndexBullish change46.249
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change50.452.3
ISM Services PMIBullish change50.851.6
ISM Services Prices PaidBullish change60.965.1
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change51.250.6
Factory Orders (MoM)Bullish change0.5%4.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)(no change)3.8%3.8%
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change62.5%62.6%
Nonfarm PayrollsBearish change185K177K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change7.9%7.8%
Unemployment Rate(no change)4.2%4.2%
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBullish change44.746.5
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBullish change45.247.2
ISM Manufacturing PMIBearish change4948.7
ISM Manufacturing Prices PaidBullish change69.469.8
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change223K241K
Challenger Job CutsBearish change275.24K105.441K
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.5%0%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3%2.6%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.7%2.3%
Personal Income (MoM)Bearish change0.7%0.5%
Personal SpendingBullish change0.4%0.7%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change2.1%6.1%
Chicago Purchasing Managers' IndexBearish change47.644.6
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bullish change2.6%3.5%
Employment Cost Index(no change)0.9%0.9%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change2.4%-0.3%
Gross Domestic Product Price IndexBullish change2.3%3.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bullish change2.4%3.6%
ADP Employment ChangeBearish change147K62K
JOLTS Job OpeningsBearish change7.48M7.192M
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.1%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change50.852.2
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation(no change)4.4%4.4%
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBullish change47.247.3
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change6.7%6.5%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change4.4%-5.9%
Durable Goods OrdersBullish change0.9%9.2%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBullish change0.8%10.4%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBearish change0.7%0%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change216K222K
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBullish change-0.3%0.1%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change3.1%7.4%
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change53.551.2
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBullish change50.250.7
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change54.451.4

About Housing Starts Change

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