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Unbiased, raw housing data — automated. Updated daily at 9:15 AM ET.

Housing Starts (annual rate)

Census/HUD via FRED · Monthly · FRED ID HOUST · 813 observations, 1959-01-01 → 2026-09-01

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DateValue
2026-09-011,221
2026-08-011,288
2026-07-011,369
2026-06-011,439
2026-05-011,182
2026-04-011,414
2026-03-011,522
2026-02-011,346
2026-01-011,385
2025-12-011,378
2025-11-011,319
2025-10-011,273
2025-09-011,319
2025-08-011,291
2025-07-011,432
2025-06-011,379
2025-05-011,289
2025-04-011,400
2025-03-011,346
2025-02-011,491
2025-01-011,353
2024-12-011,494
2024-11-011,300
2024-10-011,370
2024-09-011,357
2024-08-011,394
2024-07-011,269
2024-06-011,318
2024-05-011,329
2024-04-011,379
2024-03-011,297
2024-02-011,555
2024-01-011,378
2023-12-011,504
2023-11-011,522
2023-10-011,380
2023-09-011,369
2023-08-011,321
2023-07-011,464
2023-06-011,420
2023-05-011,609
2023-04-011,343
2023-03-011,366
2023-02-011,395
2023-01-011,358
2022-12-011,296
2022-11-011,434
2022-10-011,446
2022-09-011,481
2022-08-011,532
2022-07-011,382
2022-06-011,556
2022-05-011,546
2022-04-011,807
2022-03-011,700
2022-02-011,730
2022-01-011,693
2021-12-011,711
2021-11-011,707
2021-10-011,587
2021-09-011,576
2021-08-011,596
2021-07-011,600
2021-06-011,664
2021-05-011,600
2021-04-011,489
2021-03-011,688
2021-02-011,398
2021-01-011,624
2020-12-011,614
2020-11-011,543
2020-10-011,543
2020-09-011,473
2020-08-011,396
2020-07-011,526
2020-06-011,266
2020-05-011,039
2020-04-01936
2020-03-011,266
2020-02-011,549
2020-01-011,581
2019-12-011,548
2019-11-011,353
2019-10-011,325
2019-09-011,311
2019-08-011,375
2019-07-011,240
2019-06-011,243
2019-05-011,293
2019-04-011,272
2019-03-011,191
2019-02-011,121
2019-01-011,226
2018-12-011,095
2018-11-011,181
2018-10-011,221
2018-09-011,250
2018-08-011,288
2018-07-011,208
2018-06-011,192
2018-05-011,357
2018-04-011,276
2018-03-011,318
2018-02-011,277
2018-01-011,299
2017-12-011,177
2017-11-011,273
2017-10-011,257
2017-09-011,181
2017-08-011,159
2017-07-011,206
2017-06-011,249
2017-05-011,157
2017-04-011,146
2017-03-011,190
2017-02-011,271
2017-01-011,190
2016-12-011,252
2016-11-011,140
2016-10-011,313

Full data as JSON: /api/series/HOUST