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).

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Most recent - Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:30

3.9%

Revised

Forecast

Actual

-11.3%

Next event - Wednesday 18 October 2023 12:30

-11.3%

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 -11.3%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

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%

Tuesday 19 April 2022 12:30

0.3%

Thursday 17 March 2022 12:30

6.8%

Thursday 17 February 2022 13:30

-4.1%

Wednesday 19 January 2022 13:30

1.4%

Thursday 16 December 2021 13:30

11.8%

Wednesday 17 November 2021 13:30

0.6%

-0.7%

Tuesday 19 October 2021 12:30

-1.6%

Tuesday 21 September 2021 12:30

3.9%

Wednesday 18 August 2021 12:30

-7%

Tuesday 20 July 2021 12:30

6.3%

Wednesday 16 June 2021 12:30

3.6%

Tuesday 18 May 2021 12:30

-9.5%

Friday 16 April 2021 12:30

19.4%

Wednesday 17 March 2021 12:30

-10.3%

Thursday 18 February 2021 13:30

0.6%

-6%

Thursday 21 January 2021 13:30

5.8%

Thursday 17 December 2020 13:30

1.2%

Wednesday 18 November 2020 13:30

4.9%

Tuesday 20 October 2020 12:30

1.9%

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:

		Previous	Latest
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	0.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	4.3%	3.9%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	3.4%	3.5%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.9%	0.4%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.9%	-7.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	(no change)	3.7%	3.7%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	(no change)	2.1%	2.1%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	Bearish change	2%	1.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	202K	204K
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	(no change)	2.5%	2.5%
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	-5.6%	0.2%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	-6%	-0.7%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bullish change	0.1%	0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bullish change	-0.4%	0.9%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	8%	-8.7%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.8%
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bearish change	50.2	50.1
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	47.9	48.9
S&P Global Services PMI	Bearish change	50.5	50.2
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bullish change	-2.2%	-0.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	221K	201K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bearish change	12	-13.5
Fed Interest Rate Decision	(no change)	5.5%	5.5%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st year	Bullish change	4.6%	5.1%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year	Bullish change	3.4%	3.9%
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year	Bearish change	3.1%	2.9%
Interest Rate Projections - Current	(no change)	5.6%	5.6%
Interest Rate Projections - Longer	(no change)	2.5%	2.5%
Building Permits (MoM)	Bullish change	1.443M	1.543M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.447M	1.283M
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	69.5	67.7
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3%	2.7%
Industrial Production (MoM)	Bearish change	0.7%	0.4%

About Housing Starts Change

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

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	Australia		AiG Performance of Construction Index
	Australia		Building Permits (MoM)
	New Zealand		REINZ House Price Index (MoM)
	New Zealand		Building Permits s.a. (MoM)
	United States		Pending Home Sales (MoM)
	United States		Housing Starts (MoM)
	United States		Building Permits (MoM)
	United States		S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (YoY)
	United States		New Home Sales (MoM)

Calendar - Housing Starts Change - United States

Housing Starts Change

Most recent - Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:30

Next event - Wednesday 18 October 2023 12:30

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