Title: Housing Starts: Total: New Privately Owned Housing Units Started Series ID: HOUST Source: U.S. Department of Commerce: Census Bureau Release: New Residential Construction Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Frequency: Monthly Units: Thousands of Units Date Range: 1959-01-01 to 2008-07-01 Last Updated: 2008-08-19 11:46 AM CDT Notes: DATE VALUE 1959-01-01 1657 1959-02-01 1667 1959-03-01 1620 1959-04-01 1590 1959-05-01 1498 1959-06-01 1503 1959-07-01 1547 1959-08-01 1430 1959-09-01 1540 1959-10-01 1355 1959-11-01 1416 1959-12-01 1601 1960-01-01 1460 1960-02-01 1503 1960-03-01 1109 1960-04-01 1289 1960-05-01 1271 1960-06-01 1247 1960-07-01 1197 1960-08-01 1344 1960-09-01 1097 1960-10-01 1246 1960-11-01 1246 1960-12-01 1063 1961-01-01 1183 1961-02-01 1226 1961-03-01 1312 1961-04-01 1166 1961-05-01 1228 1961-06-01 1382 1961-07-01 1335 1961-08-01 1312 1961-09-01 1429 1961-10-01 1415 1961-11-01 1385 1961-12-01 1365 1962-01-01 1361 1962-02-01 1278 1962-03-01 1443 1962-04-01 1524 1962-05-01 1483 1962-06-01 1404 1962-07-01 1450 1962-08-01 1517 1962-09-01 1324 1962-10-01 1533 1962-11-01 1622 1962-12-01 1564 1963-01-01 1244 1963-02-01 1456 1963-03-01 1534 1963-04-01 1689 1963-05-01 1641 1963-06-01 1588 1963-07-01 1614 1963-08-01 1639 1963-09-01 1763 1963-10-01 1779 1963-11-01 1622 1963-12-01 1491 1964-01-01 1603 1964-02-01 1820 1964-03-01 1517 1964-04-01 1448 1964-05-01 1467 1964-06-01 1550 1964-07-01 1562 1964-08-01 1569 1964-09-01 1455 1964-10-01 1524 1964-11-01 1486 1964-12-01 1484 1965-01-01 1361 1965-02-01 1433 1965-03-01 1423 1965-04-01 1438 1965-05-01 1478 1965-06-01 1488 1965-07-01 1529 1965-08-01 1432 1965-09-01 1482 1965-10-01 1452 1965-11-01 1460 1965-12-01 1656 1966-01-01 1370 1966-02-01 1378 1966-03-01 1394 1966-04-01 1352 1966-05-01 1265 1966-06-01 1194 1966-07-01 1086 1966-08-01 1119 1966-09-01 1046 1966-10-01 843 1966-11-01 961 1966-12-01 990 1967-01-01 1067 1967-02-01 1123 1967-03-01 1056 1967-04-01 1091 1967-05-01 1304 1967-06-01 1248 1967-07-01 1364 1967-08-01 1407 1967-09-01 1421 1967-10-01 1491 1967-11-01 1538 1967-12-01 1308 1968-01-01 1380 1968-02-01 1520 1968-03-01 1466 1968-04-01 1554 1968-05-01 1408 1968-06-01 1405 1968-07-01 1512 1968-08-01 1495 1968-09-01 1556 1968-10-01 1569 1968-11-01 1630 1968-12-01 1548 1969-01-01 1769 1969-02-01 1705 1969-03-01 1561 1969-04-01 1524 1969-05-01 1583 1969-06-01 1528 1969-07-01 1368 1969-08-01 1358 1969-09-01 1507 1969-10-01 1381 1969-11-01 1229 1969-12-01 1327 1970-01-01 1085 1970-02-01 1305 1970-03-01 1319 1970-04-01 1264 1970-05-01 1290 1970-06-01 1385 1970-07-01 1517 1970-08-01 1399 1970-09-01 1534 1970-10-01 1580 1970-11-01 1647 1970-12-01 1893 1971-01-01 1828 1971-02-01 1741 1971-03-01 1910 1971-04-01 1986 1971-05-01 2049 1971-06-01 2026 1971-07-01 2083 1971-08-01 2158 1971-09-01 2041 1971-10-01 2128 1971-11-01 2182 1971-12-01 2295 1972-01-01 2494 1972-02-01 2390 1972-03-01 2334 1972-04-01 2249 1972-05-01 2221 1972-06-01 2254 1972-07-01 2252 1972-08-01 2382 1972-09-01 2481 1972-10-01 2485 1972-11-01 2421 1972-12-01 2366 1973-01-01 2481 1973-02-01 2289 1973-03-01 2365 1973-04-01 2084 1973-05-01 2266 1973-06-01 2067 1973-07-01 2123 1973-08-01 2051 1973-09-01 1874 1973-10-01 1677 1973-11-01 1724 1973-12-01 1526 1974-01-01 1451 1974-02-01 1752 1974-03-01 1555 1974-04-01 1607 1974-05-01 1426 1974-06-01 1513 1974-07-01 1316 1974-08-01 1142 1974-09-01 1150 1974-10-01 1070 1974-11-01 1026 1974-12-01 975 1975-01-01 1032 1975-02-01 904 1975-03-01 993 1975-04-01 1005 1975-05-01 1121 1975-06-01 1087 1975-07-01 1226 1975-08-01 1260 1975-09-01 1264 1975-10-01 1344 1975-11-01 1360 1975-12-01 1321 1976-01-01 1367 1976-02-01 1538 1976-03-01 1421 1976-04-01 1395 1976-05-01 1459 1976-06-01 1495 1976-07-01 1401 1976-08-01 1550 1976-09-01 1720 1976-10-01 1629 1976-11-01 1641 1976-12-01 1804 1977-01-01 1527 1977-02-01 1943 1977-03-01 2063 1977-04-01 1892 1977-05-01 1971 1977-06-01 1893 1977-07-01 2058 1977-08-01 2020 1977-09-01 1949 1977-10-01 2042 1977-11-01 2042 1977-12-01 2142 1978-01-01 1718 1978-02-01 1738 1978-03-01 2032 1978-04-01 2197 1978-05-01 2075 1978-06-01 2070 1978-07-01 2092 1978-08-01 1996 1978-09-01 1970 1978-10-01 1981 1978-11-01 2094 1978-12-01 2044 1979-01-01 1630 1979-02-01 1520 1979-03-01 1847 1979-04-01 1748 1979-05-01 1876 1979-06-01 1913 1979-07-01 1760 1979-08-01 1778 1979-09-01 1832 1979-10-01 1681 1979-11-01 1524 1979-12-01 1498 1980-01-01 1341 1980-02-01 1350 1980-03-01 1047 1980-04-01 1051 1980-05-01 927 1980-06-01 1196 1980-07-01 1269 1980-08-01 1436 1980-09-01 1471 1980-10-01 1523 1980-11-01 1510 1980-12-01 1482 1981-01-01 1547 1981-02-01 1246 1981-03-01 1306 1981-04-01 1360 1981-05-01 1140 1981-06-01 1045 1981-07-01 1041 1981-08-01 940 1981-09-01 911 1981-10-01 873 1981-11-01 837 1981-12-01 910 1982-01-01 843 1982-02-01 866 1982-03-01 931 1982-04-01 917 1982-05-01 1025 1982-06-01 902 1982-07-01 1166 1982-08-01 1046 1982-09-01 1144 1982-10-01 1173 1982-11-01 1372 1982-12-01 1303 1983-01-01 1586 1983-02-01 1699 1983-03-01 1606 1983-04-01 1472 1983-05-01 1776 1983-06-01 1733 1983-07-01 1785 1983-08-01 1910 1983-09-01 1710 1983-10-01 1715 1983-11-01 1785 1983-12-01 1688 1984-01-01 1897 1984-02-01 2260 1984-03-01 1663 1984-04-01 1851 1984-05-01 1774 1984-06-01 1843 1984-07-01 1732 1984-08-01 1586 1984-09-01 1698 1984-10-01 1590 1984-11-01 1689 1984-12-01 1612 1985-01-01 1711 1985-02-01 1632 1985-03-01 1800 1985-04-01 1821 1985-05-01 1680 1985-06-01 1676 1985-07-01 1684 1985-08-01 1743 1985-09-01 1676 1985-10-01 1834 1985-11-01 1698 1985-12-01 1942 1986-01-01 1972 1986-02-01 1848 1986-03-01 1876 1986-04-01 1933 1986-05-01 1854 1986-06-01 1847 1986-07-01 1782 1986-08-01 1807 1986-09-01 1687 1986-10-01 1681 1986-11-01 1623 1986-12-01 1833 1987-01-01 1774 1987-02-01 1784 1987-03-01 1726 1987-04-01 1614 1987-05-01 1628 1987-06-01 1594 1987-07-01 1575 1987-08-01 1605 1987-09-01 1695 1987-10-01 1515 1987-11-01 1656 1987-12-01 1400 1988-01-01 1271 1988-02-01 1473 1988-03-01 1532 1988-04-01 1573 1988-05-01 1421 1988-06-01 1478 1988-07-01 1467 1988-08-01 1493 1988-09-01 1492 1988-10-01 1522 1988-11-01 1569 1988-12-01 1563 1989-01-01 1621 1989-02-01 1425 1989-03-01 1422 1989-04-01 1339 1989-05-01 1331 1989-06-01 1397 1989-07-01 1427 1989-08-01 1332 1989-09-01 1279 1989-10-01 1410 1989-11-01 1351 1989-12-01 1251 1990-01-01 1551 1990-02-01 1437 1990-03-01 1289 1990-04-01 1248 1990-05-01 1212 1990-06-01 1177 1990-07-01 1171 1990-08-01 1115 1990-09-01 1110 1990-10-01 1014 1990-11-01 1145 1990-12-01 969 1991-01-01 798 1991-02-01 965 1991-03-01 921 1991-04-01 1001 1991-05-01 996 1991-06-01 1036 1991-07-01 1063 1991-08-01 1049 1991-09-01 1015 1991-10-01 1079 1991-11-01 1103 1991-12-01 1079 1992-01-01 1176 1992-02-01 1250 1992-03-01 1297 1992-04-01 1099 1992-05-01 1214 1992-06-01 1145 1992-07-01 1139 1992-08-01 1226 1992-09-01 1186 1992-10-01 1244 1992-11-01 1214 1992-12-01 1227 1993-01-01 1210 1993-02-01 1210 1993-03-01 1083 1993-04-01 1258 1993-05-01 1260 1993-06-01 1280 1993-07-01 1254 1993-08-01 1300 1993-09-01 1343 1993-10-01 1392 1993-11-01 1376 1993-12-01 1533 1994-01-01 1272 1994-02-01 1337 1994-03-01 1564 1994-04-01 1465 1994-05-01 1526 1994-06-01 1409 1994-07-01 1439 1994-08-01 1450 1994-09-01 1474 1994-10-01 1450 1994-11-01 1511 1994-12-01 1455 1995-01-01 1407 1995-02-01 1316 1995-03-01 1249 1995-04-01 1267 1995-05-01 1314 1995-06-01 1281 1995-07-01 1461 1995-08-01 1416 1995-09-01 1369 1995-10-01 1369 1995-11-01 1452 1995-12-01 1431 1996-01-01 1467 1996-02-01 1491 1996-03-01 1424 1996-04-01 1516 1996-05-01 1504 1996-06-01 1467 1996-07-01 1472 1996-08-01 1557 1996-09-01 1475 1996-10-01 1392 1996-11-01 1489 1996-12-01 1370 1997-01-01 1355 1997-02-01 1486 1997-03-01 1457 1997-04-01 1492 1997-05-01 1442 1997-06-01 1494 1997-07-01 1437 1997-08-01 1390 1997-09-01 1546 1997-10-01 1520 1997-11-01 1510 1997-12-01 1566 1998-01-01 1525 1998-02-01 1584 1998-03-01 1567 1998-04-01 1540 1998-05-01 1536 1998-06-01 1641 1998-07-01 1698 1998-08-01 1614 1998-09-01 1582 1998-10-01 1715 1998-11-01 1660 1998-12-01 1792 1999-01-01 1748 1999-02-01 1670 1999-03-01 1710 1999-04-01 1553 1999-05-01 1611 1999-06-01 1559 1999-07-01 1669 1999-08-01 1648 1999-09-01 1635 1999-10-01 1608 1999-11-01 1648 1999-12-01 1708 2000-01-01 1636 2000-02-01 1737 2000-03-01 1604 2000-04-01 1626 2000-05-01 1575 2000-06-01 1559 2000-07-01 1463 2000-08-01 1541 2000-09-01 1507 2000-10-01 1549 2000-11-01 1551 2000-12-01 1532 2001-01-01 1600 2001-02-01 1625 2001-03-01 1590 2001-04-01 1649 2001-05-01 1605 2001-06-01 1636 2001-07-01 1670 2001-08-01 1567 2001-09-01 1562 2001-10-01 1540 2001-11-01 1602 2001-12-01 1568 2002-01-01 1698 2002-02-01 1829 2002-03-01 1642 2002-04-01 1592 2002-05-01 1764 2002-06-01 1717 2002-07-01 1655 2002-08-01 1633 2002-09-01 1804 2002-10-01 1648 2002-11-01 1753 2002-12-01 1788 2003-01-01 1853 2003-02-01 1629 2003-03-01 1726 2003-04-01 1643 2003-05-01 1751 2003-06-01 1867 2003-07-01 1897 2003-08-01 1833 2003-09-01 1939 2003-10-01 1967 2003-11-01 2083 2003-12-01 2057 2004-01-01 1911 2004-02-01 1846 2004-03-01 1998 2004-04-01 2003 2004-05-01 1981 2004-06-01 1828 2004-07-01 2002 2004-08-01 2024 2004-09-01 1905 2004-10-01 2072 2004-11-01 1782 2004-12-01 2042 2005-01-01 2144 2005-02-01 2207 2005-03-01 1864 2005-04-01 2061 2005-05-01 2025 2005-06-01 2068 2005-07-01 2054 2005-08-01 2095 2005-09-01 2151 2005-10-01 2065 2005-11-01 2147 2005-12-01 1994 2006-01-01 2273 2006-02-01 2119 2006-03-01 1969 2006-04-01 1821 2006-05-01 1942 2006-06-01 1802 2006-07-01 1737 2006-08-01 1650 2006-09-01 1720 2006-10-01 1491 2006-11-01 1570 2006-12-01 1649 2007-01-01 1382 2007-02-01 1486 2007-03-01 1492 2007-04-01 1487 2007-05-01 1436 2007-06-01 1458 2007-07-01 1371 2007-08-01 1337 2007-09-01 1185 2007-10-01 1275 2007-11-01 1179 2007-12-01 1000 2008-01-01 1064 2008-02-01 1107 2008-03-01 988 2008-04-01 1004 2008-05-01 982 2008-06-01 1084 2008-07-01 965