# United States Housing Starts – Sep 17, 2026: 1,275.00

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 1,275.00 |
| Previous | 1,309.00 |
| Forecast | 1,225.79 |
| Surprise | +49.21 |
| Reference period | 2026-08-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-09-17 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-09-17 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_housing_starts_2026-09-17 |

United States Housing Starts came in at 1,275.00 on Sep 17, 2026, compared with 1,309.00 previously and a 1,225.79 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-17 | 1,275.00 | 1,309.00 | 1,225.79 |
| 2026-08-17 | 1,309.00 | 1,439.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-17 | 1,439.00 | 1,319.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-17 | 1,319.00 | 1,291.00 | -- |
| 2025-09-17 | 1,291.00 | 1,432.00 | -- |
| 2025-08-18 | 1,432.00 | 1,379.00 | -- |
| 2025-07-17 | 1,379.00 | 1,289.00 | -- |
| 2025-06-17 | 1,289.00 | 1,400.00 | -- |
| 2025-05-19 | 1,400.00 | 1,346.00 | -- |
| 2025-04-17 | 1,346.00 | 1,491.00 | -- |
| 2025-03-17 | 1,491.00 | 1,353.00 | -- |
| 2025-02-18 | 1,353.00 | 1,494.00 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts/announcements/usd_housing_starts_2026-08-17
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt