# United States Housing Starts

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 1,275.00 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-17 |
| Previous value | 1,309.00 |
| Change | -34 |

## Next release

The next United States Housing Starts release is scheduled for Oct 20, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Housing Starts printed 1,275.00 Thousands (SAAR) in August 2026, a change of -34 from 1,309.00 Thousands (SAAR). The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-17 | 1,275.00 | 1,309.00 | 1,225.79 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2026-09-17 |
| 2026-08-17 | 1,309.00 | 1,439.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2026-08-17 |
| 2026-07-17 | 1,439.00 | 1,319.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2026-07-17 |
| 2025-10-17 | 1,319.00 | 1,291.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-10-17 |
| 2025-09-17 | 1,291.00 | 1,432.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-09-17 |
| 2025-08-18 | 1,432.00 | 1,379.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-08-18 |
| 2025-07-17 | 1,379.00 | 1,289.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-07-17 |
| 2025-06-17 | 1,289.00 | 1,400.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-06-17 |
| 2025-05-19 | 1,400.00 | 1,346.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-05-19 |
| 2025-04-17 | 1,346.00 | 1,491.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-04-17 |
| 2025-03-17 | 1,491.00 | 1,353.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-03-17 |
| 2025-02-18 | 1,353.00 | 1,494.00 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2025-02-18 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/housing_starts?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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