# United States Housing Starts: 5+ Units (SAAR)

United States Housing Starts: 5+ Units (SAAR) was 349.0 thousands in September 2026, down 7.2% from August 2026 and down 25.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 233.0 thousands (Apr 2020) to 629.0 thousands (Nov 2022), averaging 407.4 thousands.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.HSTART.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/housing-starts-5-units-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 349.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 376.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 484.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 519.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 282.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 494.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 481.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 414.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 469.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 410.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 375.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 355.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 471.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 407.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 453.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 430.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 324.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 429.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 393.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 369.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 328.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 408.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 275.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 397.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.HSTART.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.HSTART.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```