# United States Housing Under Construction: 5+ Units

United States Housing Under Construction: 5+ Units was down 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 677.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.1% (Jan 2025) to 27.0% (Aug 2022), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.HUC.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-under-construction-5-units

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 677.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2026 | 677.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 667.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| June 2026 | 652.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2026 | 647.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| April 2026 | 660.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| March 2026 | 654.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| February 2026 | 674.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| January 2026 | 674.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| December 2025 | 679.0 thousands | −11.7 |
| November 2025 | 693.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| October 2025 | 696.0 thousands | −13.3 |
| September 2025 | 699.0 thousands | −15.4 |
| August 2025 | 683.0 thousands | −20.7 |
| July 2025 | 697.0 thousands | −21.7 |
| June 2025 | 704.0 thousands | −21.5 |
| May 2025 | 720.0 thousands | −20.4 |
| April 2025 | 743.0 thousands | −19.0 |
| March 2025 | 749.0 thousands | −19.7 |
| February 2025 | 745.0 thousands | −22.2 |
| January 2025 | 748.0 thousands | −23.1 |
| December 2024 | 769.0 thousands | −22.1 |
| November 2024 | 780.0 thousands | −21.1 |
| October 2024 | 803.0 thousands | −19.1 |

## API

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

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