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US housing starts and building permits

Observed

Housing starts fell from 1,636 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2000-01-01 to 1,239 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2026-07-01; building permits fell from 1,727 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2000-01-01 to 1,433 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2026-07-01 (United States).

As of: 2026-07-01
Geography: United States
Ingested: 2026-09-07 09:53 UTC

Observed series

US housing starts and building permits, United States

Observed

Housing startsthousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate
Building permitsthousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate

Housing starts: 319 points, 2000-01-01 to 2026-07-01; Building permits: 319 points, 2000-01-01 to 2026-07-01

Data table (319 rows, 2 series)

US housing starts and building permits. Line chart of Housing starts (thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate), Building permits (thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate), 2000 to 2026. Housing starts fell from 1,636 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2000-01-01 to 1,239 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2026-07-01; building permits fell from 1,727 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2000-01-01 to 1,433 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate in 2026-07-01 (United States). Data table below.
Period	Housing starts (thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate)	Building permits (thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate)	Observation ids
2026-07-01	1,239	1,433	169883, 164614
2026-06-01	1,415	1,374	169882, 164613
2026-05-01	1,182	1,410	169881, 164612
2026-04-01	1,414	1,423	169880, 164611
2026-03-01	1,522	1,363	169879, 164610
2026-02-01	1,346	1,540	169878, 164609
2026-01-01	1,385	1,393	169877, 164608
2025-12-01	1,378	1,482	169876, 164607
2025-11-01	1,319	1,414	169875, 164606
2025-10-01	1,273	1,418	169874, 164605
2025-09-01	1,319	1,444	169873, 164604
2025-08-01	1,291	1,347	169872, 164603
2025-07-01	1,432	1,400	169871, 164602
2025-06-01	1,379	1,399	169870, 164601
2025-05-01	1,289	1,416	169869, 164600
2025-04-01	1,400	1,445	169868, 164599
2025-03-01	1,346	1,492	169867, 164598
2025-02-01	1,491	1,446	169866, 164597
2025-01-01	1,353	1,463	169865, 164596
2024-12-01	1,494	1,467	169864, 164595
2024-11-01	1,300	1,512	169863, 164594
2024-10-01	1,370	1,435	169862, 164593
2024-09-01	1,357	1,421	169861, 164592
2024-08-01	1,394	1,492	169860, 164591
2024-07-01	1,269	1,448	169859, 164590
2024-06-01	1,318	1,459	169858, 164589
2024-05-01	1,329	1,405	169857, 164588
2024-04-01	1,379	1,456	169856, 164587
2024-03-01	1,297	1,477	169855, 164586
2024-02-01	1,555	1,570	169854, 164585
2024-01-01	1,378	1,548	169853, 164584
2023-12-01	1,504	1,501	169852, 164583
2023-11-01	1,522	1,513	169851, 164582
2023-10-01	1,380	1,524	169850, 164581
2023-09-01	1,369	1,530	169849, 164580
2023-08-01	1,321	1,596	169848, 164579
2023-07-01	1,464	1,530	169847, 164578
2023-06-01	1,420	1,447	169846, 164577
2023-05-01	1,609	1,579	169845, 164576
2023-04-01	1,343	1,482	169844, 164575
2023-03-01	1,366	1,472	169843, 164574
2023-02-01	1,395	1,605	169842, 164573
2023-01-01	1,358	1,418	169841, 164572
2022-12-01	1,296	1,398	169840, 164571
2022-11-01	1,434	1,424	169839, 164570
2022-10-01	1,446	1,583	169838, 164569
2022-09-01	1,481	1,586	169837, 164568
2022-08-01	1,532	1,565	169836, 164567
2022-07-01	1,382	1,707	169835, 164566
2022-06-01	1,556	1,726	169834, 164565
2022-05-01	1,546	1,711	169833, 164564
2022-04-01	1,807	1,849	169832, 164563
2022-03-01	1,700	1,899	169831, 164562
2022-02-01	1,730	1,846	169830, 164561
2022-01-01	1,693	1,923	169829, 164560
2021-12-01	1,711	1,886	169828, 164559
2021-11-01	1,707	1,770	169827, 164558
2021-10-01	1,587	1,699	169826, 164557
2021-09-01	1,576	1,649	169825, 164556
2021-08-01	1,596	1,740	169824, 164555
2021-07-01	1,600	1,666	169823, 164554
2021-06-01	1,664	1,662	169822, 164553
2021-05-01	1,600	1,705	169821, 164552
2021-04-01	1,489	1,710	169820, 164551
2021-03-01	1,688	1,756	169819, 164550
2021-02-01	1,398	1,703	169818, 164549
2021-01-01	1,624	1,856	169817, 164548
2020-12-01	1,614	1,755	169816, 164547
2020-11-01	1,543	1,692	169815, 164546
2020-10-01	1,543	1,612	169814, 164545
2020-09-01	1,473	1,650	169813, 164544
2020-08-01	1,396	1,534	169812, 164543
2020-07-01	1,526	1,539	169811, 164542
2020-06-01	1,266	1,333	169810, 164541
2020-05-01	1,039	1,251	169809, 164540
2020-04-01	936	1,079	169808, 164539
2020-03-01	1,266	1,351	169807, 164538
2020-02-01	1,549	1,461	169806, 164537
2020-01-01	1,581	1,490	169805, 164536
2019-12-01	1,548	1,443	169804, 164535
2019-11-01	1,353	1,535	169803, 164534
2019-10-01	1,325	1,523	169802, 164533
2019-09-01	1,311	1,469	169801, 164532
2019-08-01	1,375	1,482	169800, 164531
2019-07-01	1,240	1,379	169799, 164530
2019-06-01	1,243	1,299	169798, 164529
2019-05-01	1,293	1,347	169797, 164528
2019-04-01	1,272	1,322	169796, 164527
2019-03-01	1,191	1,295	169795, 164526
2019-02-01	1,121	1,286	169794, 164525
2019-01-01	1,226	1,254	169793, 164524
2018-12-01	1,095	1,317	169792, 164523
2018-11-01	1,181	1,340	169791, 164522
2018-10-01	1,221	1,272	169790, 164521
2018-09-01	1,250	1,314	169789, 164520
2018-08-01	1,288	1,273	169788, 164519
2018-07-01	1,208	1,334	169787, 164518
2018-06-01	1,192	1,345	169786, 164517
2018-05-01	1,357	1,338	169785, 164516
2018-04-01	1,276	1,378	169784, 164515
2018-03-01	1,318	1,385	169783, 164514
2018-02-01	1,277	1,321	169782, 164513
2018-01-01	1,299	1,317	169781, 164512
2017-12-01	1,177	1,311	169780, 164511
2017-11-01	1,273	1,299	169779, 164510
2017-10-01	1,257	1,356	169778, 164509
2017-09-01	1,181	1,273	169777, 164508
2017-08-01	1,159	1,319	169776, 164507
2017-07-01	1,206	1,256	169775, 164506
2017-06-01	1,249	1,353	169774, 164505
2017-05-01	1,157	1,208	169773, 164504
2017-04-01	1,146	1,251	169772, 164503
2017-03-01	1,190	1,272	169771, 164502
2017-02-01	1,271	1,234	169770, 164501
2017-01-01	1,190	1,303	169769, 164500
2016-12-01	1,252	1,248	169768, 164499
2016-11-01	1,140	1,230	169767, 164498
2016-10-01	1,313	1,254	169766, 164497
2016-09-01	1,068	1,303	169765, 164496
2016-08-01	1,171	1,201	169764, 164495
2016-07-01	1,239	1,198	169763, 164494
2016-06-01	1,203	1,208	169762, 164493
2016-05-01	1,148	1,205	169761, 164492
2016-04-01	1,163	1,160	169760, 164491
2016-03-01	1,111	1,118	169759, 164490
2016-02-01	1,225	1,172	169758, 164489
2016-01-01	1,092	1,171	169757, 164488
2015-12-01	1,146	1,211	169756, 164487
2015-11-01	1,172	1,244	169755, 164486
2015-10-01	1,058	1,160	169754, 164485
2015-09-01	1,224	1,144	169753, 164484
2015-08-01	1,130	1,165	169752, 164483
2015-07-01	1,146	1,140	169751, 164482
2015-06-01	1,205	1,379	169750, 164481
2015-05-01	1,079	1,272	169749, 164480
2015-04-01	1,190	1,166	169748, 164479
2015-03-01	960	1,072	169747, 164478
2015-02-01	886	1,127	169746, 164477
2015-01-01	1,085	1,049	169745, 164476
2014-12-01	1,073	1,072	169744, 164475
2014-11-01	1,001	1,059	169743, 164474
2014-10-01	1,074	1,094	169742, 164473
2014-09-01	1,023	1,077	169741, 164472
2014-08-01	984	1,047	169740, 164471
2014-07-01	1,085	1,076	169739, 164470
2014-06-01	911	1,010	169738, 164469
2014-05-01	1,007	1,018	169737, 164468
2014-04-01	1,043	1,090	169736, 164467
2014-03-01	970	1,067	169735, 164466
2014-02-01	944	1,039	169734, 164465
2014-01-01	888	976	169733, 164464
2013-12-01	1,002	1,005	169732, 164463
2013-11-01	1,100	1,029	169731, 164462
2013-10-01	925	1,044	169730, 164461
2013-09-01	850	1,004	169729, 164460
2013-08-01	917	964	169728, 164459
2013-07-01	880	997	169727, 164458
2013-06-01	839	942	169726, 164457
2013-05-01	930	1,003	169725, 164456
2013-04-01	835	1,012	169724, 164455
2013-03-01	1,010	936	169723, 164454
2013-02-01	962	980	169722, 164453
2013-01-01	888	940	169721, 164452
2012-12-01	976	941	169720, 164451
2012-11-01	833	917	169719, 164450
2012-10-01	915	887	169718, 164449
2012-09-01	847	930	169717, 164448
2012-08-01	754	840	169716, 164447
2012-07-01	740	849	169715, 164446
2012-06-01	757	794	169714, 164445
2012-05-01	708	796	169713, 164444
2012-04-01	753	732	169712, 164443
2012-03-01	695	806	169711, 164442
2012-02-01	704	738	169710, 164441
2012-01-01	723	712	169709, 164440
2011-12-01	694	697	169708, 164439
2011-11-01	711	706	169707, 164438
2011-10-01	610	671	169706, 164437
2011-09-01	650	610	169705, 164436
2011-08-01	585	647	169704, 164435
2011-07-01	623	621	169703, 164434
2011-06-01	608	636	169702, 164433
2011-05-01	561	618	169701, 164432
2011-04-01	554	581	169700, 164431
2011-03-01	600	583	169699, 164430
2011-02-01	517	542	169698, 164429
2011-01-01	630	576	169697, 164428
2010-12-01	539	632	169696, 164427
2010-11-01	545	560	169695, 164426
2010-10-01	543	558	169694, 164425
2010-09-01	594	563	169693, 164424
2010-08-01	599	580	169692, 164423
2010-07-01	546	579	169691, 164422
2010-06-01	536	587	169690, 164421
2010-05-01	583	575	169689, 164420
2010-04-01	687	637	169688, 164419
2010-03-01	636	687	169687, 164418
2010-02-01	604	650	169686, 164417
2010-01-01	614	636	169685, 164416
2009-12-01	581	664	169684, 164415
2009-11-01	588	623	169683, 164414
2009-10-01	534	583	169682, 164413
2009-09-01	585	609	169681, 164412
2009-08-01	586	616	169680, 164411
2009-07-01	594	595	169679, 164410
2009-06-01	585	601	169678, 164409
2009-05-01	540	556	169677, 164408
2009-04-01	478	521	169676, 164407
2009-03-01	505	513	169675, 164406
2009-02-01	582	558	169674, 164405
2009-01-01	490	545	169673, 164404
2008-12-01	560	554	169672, 164403
2008-11-01	652	626	169671, 164402
2008-10-01	777	736	169670, 164401
2008-09-01	820	797	169669, 164400
2008-08-01	844	858	169668, 164399
2008-07-01	923	921	169667, 164398
2008-06-01	1,046	1,180	169666, 164397
2008-05-01	973	995	169665, 164396
2008-04-01	1,013	1,008	169664, 164395
2008-03-01	1,005	967	169663, 164394
2008-02-01	1,103	1,014	169662, 164393
2008-01-01	1,084	1,094	169661, 164392
2007-12-01	1,037	1,149	169660, 164391
2007-11-01	1,197	1,224	169659, 164390
2007-10-01	1,264	1,192	169658, 164389
2007-09-01	1,183	1,261	169657, 164388
2007-08-01	1,330	1,321	169656, 164387
2007-07-01	1,354	1,361	169655, 164386
2007-06-01	1,448	1,407	169654, 164385
2007-05-01	1,415	1,493	169653, 164384
2007-04-01	1,490	1,470	169652, 164383
2007-03-01	1,495	1,596	169651, 164382
2007-02-01	1,480	1,598	169650, 164381
2007-01-01	1,409	1,626	169649, 164380
2006-12-01	1,649	1,638	169648, 164379
2006-11-01	1,570	1,535	169647, 164378
2006-10-01	1,491	1,570	169646, 164377
2006-09-01	1,720	1,655	169645, 164376
2006-08-01	1,650	1,722	169644, 164375
2006-07-01	1,737	1,763	169643, 164374
2006-06-01	1,802	1,867	169642, 164373
2006-05-01	1,942	1,905	169641, 164372
2006-04-01	1,821	1,998	169640, 164371
2006-03-01	1,969	2,118	169639, 164370
2006-02-01	2,119	2,141	169638, 164369
2006-01-01	2,273	2,212	169637, 164368
2005-12-01	1,994	2,120	169636, 164367
2005-11-01	2,147	2,218	169635, 164366
2005-10-01	2,065	2,170	169634, 164365
2005-09-01	2,151	2,263	169633, 164364
2005-08-01	2,095	2,219	169632, 164363
2005-07-01	2,054	2,203	169631, 164362
2005-06-01	2,068	2,178	169630, 164361
2005-05-01	2,025	2,085	169629, 164360
2005-04-01	2,061	2,150	169628, 164359
2005-03-01	1,864	2,062	169627, 164358
2005-02-01	2,207	2,114	169626, 164357
2005-01-01	2,144	2,139	169625, 164356
2004-12-01	2,042	2,082	169624, 164355
2004-11-01	1,782	2,079	169623, 164354
2004-10-01	2,072	2,097	169622, 164353
2004-09-01	1,905	2,041	169621, 164352
2004-08-01	2,024	2,056	169620, 164351
2004-07-01	2,002	2,112	169619, 164350
2004-06-01	1,828	2,020	169618, 164349
2004-05-01	1,981	2,150	169617, 164348
2004-04-01	2,003	2,070	169616, 164347
2004-03-01	1,998	2,066	169615, 164346
2004-02-01	1,846	1,966	169614, 164345
2004-01-01	1,911	1,952	169613, 164344
2003-12-01	2,057	1,987	169612, 164343
2003-11-01	2,083	1,918	169611, 164342
2003-10-01	1,967	2,012	169610, 164341
2003-09-01	1,939	1,961	169609, 164340
2003-08-01	1,833	1,966	169608, 164339
2003-07-01	1,897	1,885	169607, 164338
2003-06-01	1,867	1,875	169606, 164337
2003-05-01	1,751	1,835	169605, 164336
2003-04-01	1,643	1,803	169604, 164335
2003-03-01	1,726	1,757	169603, 164334
2003-02-01	1,629	1,854	169602, 164333
2003-01-01	1,853	1,808	169601, 164332
2002-12-01	1,788	1,896	169600, 164331
2002-11-01	1,753	1,771	169599, 164330
2002-10-01	1,648	1,799	169598, 164329
2002-09-01	1,804	1,803	169597, 164328
2002-08-01	1,633	1,695	169596, 164327
2002-07-01	1,655	1,738	169595, 164326
2002-06-01	1,717	1,758	169594, 164325
2002-05-01	1,764	1,716	169593, 164324
2002-04-01	1,592	1,669	169592, 164323
2002-03-01	1,642	1,691	169591, 164322
2002-02-01	1,829	1,787	169590, 164321
2002-01-01	1,698	1,665	169589, 164320
2001-12-01	1,568	1,680	169588, 164319
2001-11-01	1,602	1,651	169587, 164318
2001-10-01	1,540	1,566	169586, 164317
2001-09-01	1,562	1,565	169585, 164316
2001-08-01	1,567	1,615	169584, 164315
2001-07-01	1,670	1,598	169583, 164314
2001-06-01	1,636	1,626	169582, 164313
2001-05-01	1,605	1,665	169581, 164312
2001-04-01	1,649	1,666	169580, 164311
2001-03-01	1,590	1,659	169579, 164310
2001-02-01	1,625	1,656	169578, 164309
2001-01-01	1,600	1,699	169577, 164308
2000-12-01	1,532	1,543	169576, 164307
2000-11-01	1,551	1,614	169575, 164306
2000-10-01	1,549	1,577	169574, 164305
2000-09-01	1,507	1,570	169573, 164304
2000-08-01	1,541	1,552	169572, 164303
2000-07-01	1,463	1,542	169571, 164302
2000-06-01	1,559	1,572	169570, 164301
2000-05-01	1,575	1,543	169569, 164300
2000-04-01	1,626	1,597	169568, 164299
2000-03-01	1,604	1,651	169567, 164298
2000-02-01	1,737	1,692	169566, 164297
2000-01-01	1,636	1,727	169565, 164296

How to read it

Series and transformations

Both series are new privately owned housing units at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, so they share one axis. Permits are issued before construction starts, so the permits line tends to move first.

Housing starts US housing starts, United Statesthousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate Observed
Building permits US building permits, United Statesthousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate Observed

Numbers in the takeaway

1,636 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate: Housing starts, 2000-01-01, observation 169565
1,239 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate: Housing starts, 2026-07-01, observation 169883
1,727 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate: Building permits, 2000-01-01, observation 164296
1,433 thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate: Building permits, 2026-07-01, observation 164614

The sentence is composed by a fixed template from these stored values on every request. Nothing in it is estimated.

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Where the numbers come from

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED economic data (API), HOUST
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED economic data (API), PERMIT