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 - Thursday 17 April 2025 12:30

Previous
1.494M
Revised
1.494M
Forecast
1.42M
Actual
1.324M

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

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Housing Starts (MoM) was 1.324M against a forecast of 1.42M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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
Tuesday 16 August 2022 12:30
1.54M
1.446M
Tuesday 19 July 2022 12:30
1.585M
1.559M
Thursday 16 June 2022 12:30
1.701M
1.549M
Wednesday 18 May 2022 12:30
1.765M
1.724M

Economic context

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

PreviousLatest
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
Building Permits (MoM)Bullish change1.459M1.482M
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change224K215K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change12.5-26.4
Industrial Production (MoM)Bearish change0.8%-0.3%
Retail Sales (MoM)Bullish change0.2%1.4%
Retail Sales Control GroupBearish change1.3%0.4%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bearish change0.7%0.5%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBullish change-20-8.1
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change5750.8
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change4.1%4.4%
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change52.647.2
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change56.7
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.1%-0.4%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3.2%2.7%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bearish change0.1%-0.1%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change3.5%3.3%

About Housing Starts (MoM)

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