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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 - Wednesday 19 February 2025 13:30

Previous
1.515M
Revised
1.515M
Forecast
1.4M
Actual
1.366M

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

Next event - Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:30

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Forecast
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The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Housing Starts (MoM) yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Housing Starts (MoM) was 1.366M against a forecast of 1.4M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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
Tuesday 19 April 2022 12:30
1.745M
1.793M
Thursday 17 March 2022 12:30
1.69M
1.769M

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 (MoM) result:

PreviousLatest
Chicago Purchasing Managers' IndexBullish change39.545.5
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.9%2.6%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.3%0.3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.6%2.5%
Personal Income (MoM)Bullish change0.4%0.9%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.8%-0.2%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bearish change-4.1%-4.6%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bullish change2.5%2.7%
Durable Goods OrdersBullish change-1.8%3.1%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBullish change-1.8%3.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBearish change0.1%0%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized(no change)2.3%2.3%
Gross Domestic Product Price IndexBullish change2.2%2.4%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change220K242K
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBullish change0.4%0.8%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bullish change2.3%2.4%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change8.1%-10.5%
Housing Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.4%0.4%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change2.9%-4.9%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change67.864.7
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.3%3.5%
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change52.750.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBullish change51.251.6
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change52.949.7
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change214K219K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change44.318.1
Building Permits (MoM)Bullish change1.482M1.483M
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBullish change-12.65.7

About Housing Starts (MoM)

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

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