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U.S. Housing Starts

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Oct 18, 2024

Actual

1.354M

Forecast

1.350M

1.361M

Housing starts measures the annualised change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction during the reported month. It is an important indicator of strength in the housing sector.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Nov 19, 2024 (Oct)	14:30			1.354M
Oct 18, 2024 (Sep)	13:30	1.354M	1.350M	1.361M
Sep 18, 2024 (Aug)	13:30	1.356M	1.310M	1.237M
Aug 16, 2024 (Jul)	13:30	1.238M	1.340M	1.329M
Jul 17, 2024 (Jun)	13:30	1.353M	1.300M	1.314M
Jun 20, 2024 (May)	13:30	1.277M	1.370M	1.352M

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