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Housing starts

How many new homes broke ground last month, at a yearly pace. The corner of the economy that feels interest rates first.

History

Housing starts, annual ratelatest 1.275M (2026-08-01) · 60 prints
1.182M1.495M1.807M202120222023202420252026

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, from Census Bureau data. Values shown are as currently published, so revisions are included here even though the game scores the first print.

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