U.S. Housing Starts holds at 1,177.00 K — latest official data

U.S. Housing Starts is currently 1,177.00 K. Over a month it has climbed 0.00%.

Change across timeframes:

• A month: ▲ 0.00% (1,177.00 K → 1,177.00 K) • 6 months: ▼ 14.59% (1,378.00 K → 1,177.00 K) • A year: ▼ 14.65% (1,379.00 K → 1,177.00 K)

What it means: At 1,177.00 K it sits near the bottom of its recorded range — higher than 8% of the readings on record. U.S. Housing Starts rises and falls by nature, so this figure simply marks where it sits in that swing — not a one-way move. Economic readings move slowly, with policy, demand and the business cycle.

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In historical context: U.S. Housing Starts's record high is 1,522.00 K, set 4 months ago (Mar 1, 2026); its record low is 1,177.00 K, 2 months ago (May 1, 2026). That is a record low — the least U.S. Housing Starts has read in our history.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Official source: U.S. Census Bureau — https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf. News Never Sleeps publishes this figure automatically the moment new data is released — often before traditional outlets file their first report.