# United States Housing Starts

United States Housing Starts was 1,221.0 thousands in September 2026, down 5.2% from August 2026 and down 7.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 936.0 thousands (Apr 2020) to 1,807.0 thousands (Apr 2022), averaging 1,373.5 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,221.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 1,288.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 1,369.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,439.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,182.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,414.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,522.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,346.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,385.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,378.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,319.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,273.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,319.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,291.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,432.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,379.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,289.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,400.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,346.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,491.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,353.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,494.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,300.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,370.0 thousands |

## API

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

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