# United States Housing Under Construction: 1-Unit

United States Housing Under Construction: 1-Unit was down 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 587.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.7% (Jun 2023) to 33.8% (Jul 2021), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.HUC.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/housing-under-construction-1-unit

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 587.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2026 | 587.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2026 | 584.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| June 2026 | 588.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| May 2026 | 589.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| April 2026 | 591.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| March 2026 | 591.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| February 2026 | 579.0 thousands | −10.2 |
| January 2026 | 578.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| December 2025 | 584.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| November 2025 | 589.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| October 2025 | 596.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| September 2025 | 604.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 610.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| July 2025 | 624.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 625.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 624.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| April 2025 | 632.0 thousands | −6.6 |
| March 2025 | 632.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| February 2025 | 645.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| January 2025 | 641.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| December 2024 | 644.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 639.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| October 2024 | 644.0 thousands | −4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.HUC.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.HUC.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```