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U.S. Housing Starts

Latest Release

Aug 16, 2022

Actual

1.446M

Forecast

1.540M

1.599M

Housing starts measures the annualised change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction during the reported month. It is an important indicator of strength in the housing sector.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 16, 2022 (Jul)	13:30	1.446M	1.540M	1.599M
Jul 19, 2022 (Jun)	13:30	1.559M	1.580M	1.591M
Jun 16, 2022 (May)	13:30	1.549M	1.701M	1.810M
May 18, 2022 (Apr)	13:30	1.724M	1.765M	1.728M
Apr 19, 2022 (Mar)	13:30	1.793M	1.745M	1.788M
Mar 17, 2022 (Feb)	13:30	1.769M	1.690M	1.657M

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