All data seasonally adjusted except actual levels which are not seasonally
adjusted. Percent change is from the previous month. R denotes revised.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
(*) Jan 15-Feb 15 reflect the increase in the universe of permits-issuing
places and will be labeled as the 2014 Universe.
=========Housing Starts============ ==========Building Permits(*)=======
Total Single Total Single
Dat Units % Chg Units % Chg Actual % Chg Units % Chg Units % Chg Actual % Chg
-2014-
Dec 1,089 4.4 728 7.2 73.3 -6.5 1,032 -1.9 667 4.5 80.6 13.0
Nov 1,043 -4.5 679 -5.2 78.4 -14.8 1,052 -3.7 638 -1.4 71.3 -26.0
Oct 1,092 6.2 716 8.0 92.0 -2.3 1,092 5.9 647 2.5 96.4 6.3
Sep 1,028 6.7 663 3.4 94.2 9.3 1,031 2.8 631 0.6 90.7 4.0
Aug 963 -12.3 641 -1.7 86.2 -14.7 1,003 -5.1 627 -0.6 87.2 -10.7
Jul 1,098 20.8 652 9.9 101.0 15.7 1,057 8.6 631 -0.5 97.6 5.7
Jun 909 -7.6 593 -6.5 87.3 -5.6 973 -3.2 634 3.1 92.3 0.1
May 984 -7.4 634 -2.3 92.5 -2.5 1,005 -5.1 615 3.0 92.2 -2.6
Apr 1,063 11.9 649 2.2 94.9 18.3 1,059 5.9 597 -0.5 94.7 13.1
Mar 950 2.4 635 7.8 80.2 23.2 1,000 -1.1 600 1.2 83.7 18.7
Feb 928 3.5 589 1.0 65.1 7.2 1,011 7.7 593 -0.8 70.5 8.5
Jan 897 -13.2 583 -13.6 60.7 -10.2 939 -8.1 598 -3.1 65.0 -16.5
-2013-
Dec 1,034 -6.4 675 -4.9 67.6 -19.3 1,022 -1.4 617 -4.3 77.8 5.9
Nov 1,105 18.1 710 17.7 83.8 6.9 1,037 -2.8 645 3.2 73.5 -20.5
Oct 936 8.5 603 3.6 78.4 0.0 1,067 7.5 625 1.3 92.5 11.3
Sep 863 -2.5 582 -5.7 78.4 -2.5 993 4.7 617 -2.2 83.1 -4.6
Aug 885 -1.4 617 3.5 80.4 -4.3 948 -3.0 631 2.4 87.1 -3.4
Jul 898 8.1 596 -0.8 84.0 4.1 977 4.2 616 -1.8 90.2 5.3
Jun 831 -9.2 601 0.7 80.7 -7.5 938 -7.1 627 0.5 85.7 -11.8
May 915 7.9 597 1.0 87.2 14.3 1,010 -2.9 624 0.3 97.2 4.7
Apr 848 -14.7 591 -3.6 76.3 -8.4 1,040 12.3 622 2.8 92.8 19.4
Mar 994 4.5 613 -5.7 83.3 26.0 926 -5.1 605 -1.0 77.7 14.6
Feb 951 6.1 650 5.2 66.1 12.6 976 3.1 611 2.3 67.8 3.5
Jan 896 -8.2 618 0.5 58.7 -7.1 947 1.0 597 1.4 65.5 -2.5
-2012-
Dec 976 17.2 615 8.1 63.2 1.6 938 0.9 589 3.2 67.2 -2.2
Nov 833 -9.0 569 -6.9 62.2 -19.2 930 3.9 571 0.2 68.7 -11.4
Oct 915 8.0 611 2.9 77.0 1.6 895 -2.8 570 2.3 77.5 5.2
Sep 847 12.3 594 10.8 75.8 9.9 921 10.7 557 7.9 73.7 -7.9
Aug 754 1.9 536 3.7 69.0 -0.3 832 -1.0 516 -0.6 80.0 8.0
Jul 740 -2.2 517 -1.3 69.2 -7.4 840 6.3 519 3.8 74.1 -2.4
Jun 757 6.9 524 1.2 74.7 10.2 790 -2.1 500 0.2 75.9 -2.3
May 708 -6.0 518 2.8 67.8 1.5 807 8.0 499 3.1 77.7 21.2
Apr 753 8.3 504 6.8 66.8 15.2 747 -6.3 484 1.3 64.1 -7.8
Mar 695 -1.3 472 1.3 58.0 16.7 797 8.7 478 -3.0 69.5 29.9
Feb 704 -2.6 466 -10.0 49.7 5.3 733 2.5 493 6.3 53.5 11.9
Jan 723 4.2 518 -0.8 47.2 10.5 715 2.6 464 1.3 47.8 -7.4
-2011-
Dec 694 -2.4 522 12.3 42.7 -19.4 697 -1.3 458 2.0 51.6 -0.6
Nov 711 16.6 465 5.9 53.0 -0.4 706 5.2 449 2.3 51.9 -0.2
Oct 610 -6.2 439 5.0 53.2 -9.5 671 10.0 439 3.3 52.0 -2.3
Sep 650 11.1 418 -0.9 58.8 7.9 610 -5.7 425 -0.7 53.2 -15.0
Aug 585 -6.1 422 -2.3 54.5 -5.4 647 4.2 428 2.9 62.6 19.0
Jul 623 2.5 432 -0.7 57.6 -4.8 621 -2.4 416 0.7 52.6 -17.6
Jun 608 8.4 435 5.1 60.5 12.0 636 2.9 413 0.5 63.8 11.3
May 561 1.3 414 -0.2 54.0 10.2 618 6.4 411 2.0 57.3 13.0
Apr 554 -7.7 415 -3.3 49.0 -1.8 581 -0.3 403 1.0 50.7 -6.8
Mar 600 16.1 429 9.7 49.9 41.0 583 7.6 399 5.3 54.4 44.3
Feb 517 -17.9 391 -9.1 35.4 -11.9 542 -5.9 379 -9.8 37.7 3.9
Jan 630 19.8 430 2.1 40.2 18.9 576 -8.6 420 -5.6 36.3 -23.7
-2010-
Dec 526 -4.5 421 -7.3 33.8 -16.7 630 11.7 445 6.0 47.6 16.4
Nov 551 2.2 454 4.6 40.6 -10.6 564 1.6 420 3.2 40.9 -6.0
Oct 539 -9.7 434 -2.9 45.4 -14.3 555 -1.2 407 1.0 43.5 -10.3
Sep 597 -1.5 447 4.7 53.0 -5.9 562 -2.3 403 -0.5 48.5 -9.7
Aug 606 10.2 427 -0.5 56.3 9.3 575 0.0 405 -1.0 53.7 4.1
Jul 550 2.0 429 -4.9 51.5 -4.3 575 -1.7 409 -3.3 51.6 -12.8
Jun 539 -7.1 451 -2.0 53.8 -4.3 585 0.5 423 -2.8 59.2 15.9
May 580 -15.6 460 -18.7 56.2 -9.4 582 -7.9 435 -8.0 51.1 -13.2
Apr 687 8.4 566 5.8 62.0 13.3 632 -7.7 473 -12.7 58.9 -5.2
Mar 634 4.8 535 1.5 54.7 34.4 685 5.4 542 3.6 62.1 40.8
Feb 605 -1.1 527 3.1 40.7 4.6 650 3.3 523 2.8 44.1 11.6
Jan 612 6.3 511 5.1 38.9 6.3 629 -7.6 509 -1.5 39.5 -19.7
-2009-
Dec 576 -2.2 486 -3.6 36.6 -13.5 681 9.7 517 5.7 49.2 16.9
Nov 589 11.3 504 6.1 42.3 -4.9 621 7.8 489 4.5 42.1 -12.1
Oct 529 -9.7 475 -6.3 44.5 -15.4 576 -4.8 468 -1.1 47.9 -9.5
Sep 586 0.2 507 5.2 52.6 -0.6 605 -0.8 473 -1.9 52.9 -2.0
Aug 585 -0.3 482 -3.6 52.9 -6.9 610 3.9 482 0.6 54.0 -3.7
Jul 587 0.7 500 5.0 56.8 -3.9 587 -2.2 479 6.2 56.1 -8.5
Jun 583 6.0 476 17.2 59.1 13.2 600 9.1 451 6.1 61.3 23.8
May 550 15.3 406 5.2 52.2 22.8 550 5.2 425 7.6 49.5 3.6
Apr 477 -8.4 386 6.9 42.5 -0.5 523 2.3 395 9.7 47.8 8.6
Mar 521 -9.2 361 1.1 42.7 7.3 511 -7.1 360 -5.5 44.0 15.8
Feb 574 17.6 357 0.0 39.8 24.8 550 3.6 381 11.4 38.0 4.7
Jan 488 -12.2 357 -9.2 31.9 -15.4 531 -5.9 342 -7.6 36.3 -11.9
-2008-
Dec 556 -15.1 393 -14.0 37.7 -20.6 564 -10.5 370 -12.3 41.2 -0.7
Nov 655 -14.2 457 -14.4 47.5 -30.4 630 -13.6 422 -10.2 41.5 -34.9
Oct 763 -7.2 534 -2.7 68.2 -7.7 729 -9.6 470 -11.2 63.7 -10.2
Sep 822 -3.2 549 -10.3 73.9 -3.3 806 -6.0 529 -3.5 70.9 -7.1
Aug 849 -9.0 612 -3.2 76.4 -11.9 857 -7.3 548 -4.7 76.3 -11.2
Jul 933 -13.5 632 -3.5 86.7 -15.4 924 -21.3 575 -5.0 85.9 -22.3
Jun 1,078 11.0 655 -3.5 102.5 11.8 1,174 20.0 605 -3.8 110.6 19.8
May 971 -3.0 679 0.4 91.7 2.5 978 -1.3 629 -2.8 92.3 0.9
Apr 1,001 1.3 676 -4.9 89.5 8.9 991 6.3 647 4.2 91.5 18.2
Mar 988 -10.7 711 -1.5 82.2 4.8 932 -5.0 621 -3.9 77.4 5.4
Feb 1,107 4.0 722 -3.7 78.4 10.7 981 -6.7 646 -4.3 73.4 -3.3
Jan 1,064 6.4 750 -3.7 70.8 2.8 1,052 -5.3 675 -5.5 75.9 -2.4
-2007-
Dec 1,000 -15.2 779 -4.5 68.9 -22.4 1,111 -6.4 714 -6.9 77.8 -13.1
Nov 1,179 -7.5 816 -7.7 88.8 -22.8 1,187 0.4 767 -5.4 89.5 -13.8
Oct 1,275 7.6 884 -5.6 115.0 13.3 1,182 -7.4 811 -6.8 103.8 3.3
Sep 1,185 -11.4 936 -3.3 101.5 -16.3 1,277 -4.9 870 -6.3 100.5 -20.2
Aug 1,337 -2.5 968 -8.2 121.2 -5.2 1,343 -3.1 928 -6.9 126.0 2.9
Jul 1,371 -6.0 1,055 -7.1 127.9 -7.2 1,386 -3.3 997 -1.9 122.5 -9.7
Jun 1,458 1.5 1,136 -0.9 137.8 1.0 1,433 -5.8 1,016 -4.4 135.6 -7.1
May 1,436 -3.4 1,146 -4.3 136.5 0.7 1,522 2.2 1,063 -1.4 146.0 11.5
Apr 1,487 -0.3 1,198 -0.6 135.6 9.5 1,489 -5.1 1,078 -4.7 130.9 -6.0
Mar 1,491 0.3 1,205 1.4 123.8 20.1 1,569 1.8 1,131 2.9 139.2 26.7
Feb 1,487 6.0 1,188 5.8 103.1 8.5 1,541 -1.6 1,099 -2.5 109.9 -2.1
Jan 1,403 -13.9 1,123 -9.5 95.0 -15.5 1,566 -3.8 1,127 -4.6 112.3 -1.1
-2006-
Dec 1,629 4.1 1,241 -2.5 112.4 -2.4 1,628 6.6 1,181 2.5 113.6 2.0
Nov 1,565 6.5 1,273 7.8 115.2 -11.8 1,527 -2.1 1,152 -1.5 111.4 -16.3
Oct 1,470 -14.6 1,181 -15.1 130.6 -13.0 1,560 -5.7 1,170 -3.7 133.1 -2.6
Sep 1,721 4.6 1,391 2.7 150.1 2.2 1,654 -4.4 1,215 -5.4 136.6 -15.3
Aug 1,646 -5.7 1,355 -5.5 146.8 -8.8 1,731 -2.4 1,285 -2.6 161.2 8.9
Jul 1,746 -4.0 1,434 -2.4 160.9 -5.5 1,774 -5.6 1,319 -6.1 148.0 -19.7
Jun 1,819 -6.4 1,469 -7.1 170.2 -10.5 1,879 -2.0 1,405 -3.8 184.2 -0.1
May 1,944 6.8 1,582 4.8 190.2 18.5 1,918 -3.5 1,460 -2.1 184.4 9.4
Apr 1,821 -7.7 1,510 -6.5 160.5 -3.3 1,987 -4.7 1,492 -4.1 168.6 -11.9
Mar 1,972 -7.5 1,615 -10.9 165.9 14.3 2,085 -2.9 1,555 -4.2 191.3 25.9
Feb 2,132 -5.9 1,812 -0.1 145.1 -5.2 2,147 -2.2 1,624 -2.4 152.0 1.9
Jan 2,265 13.1 1,814 11.1 153.0 12.5 2,195 4.2 1,664 1.3 149.1 -1.5
-2005-
Dec 2,002 -6.1 1,633 -9.0 136.0 -15.4 2,107 -3.8 1,642 -4.3 151.3 -7.1
Nov 2,131 4.2 1,795 4.0 160.7 -10.9 2,191 2.8 1,716 -0.1 162.9 -7.4
Oct 2,046 -5.2 1,726 -3.6 180.4 -4.0 2,131 -4.9 1,717 -3.4 176.0 -9.1
Sep 2,158 4.0 1,790 4.5 187.9 -2.1 2,240 1.6 1,778 4.2 193.7 -6.9
Aug 2,075 0.2 1,713 -1.6 192.0 2.3 2,205 0.0 1,706 -0.9 208.0 12.1
Jul 2,070 -0.4 1,740 0.9 187.6 -2.7 2,206 0.8 1,722 1.9 185.5 -12.5
Jun 2,078 2.2 1,724 0.4 192.8 -2.6 2,188 3.6 1,690 1.3 211.9 9.7
May 2,034 11.0 1,717 10.8 197.9 26.7 2,111 4.5 1,669 7.5 193.1 4.0
Apr 2,079 13.4 1,680 8.4 184.6 18.2 2,156 6.7 1,654 6.6 192.2 3.6
Mar 1,833 -17.7 1,550 -14.3 156.2 4.8 2,021 -3.4 1,552 -4.4 185.6 27.6
Feb 2,228 1.8 1,808 2.2 149.1 4.3 2,093 -2.0 1,624 -0.7 145.4 5.2
Jan 2,188 6.7 1,769 3.3 142.9 1.9 2,136 2.6 1,635 0.9 138.2 -11.0
-2004-
Dec 2,050 13.4 1,713 15.4 140.2 1.5 2,081 -0.6 1,620 2.0 155.2 -0.8
Nov 1,807 -12.4 1,484 -10.9 138.1 -23.8 2,093 0.0 1,588 -0.9 156.4 -10.4
Oct 2,062 7.8 1,666 7.1 181.3 10.5 2,093 2.6 1,603 0.6 174.5 -0.2
Sep 1,912 -5.6 1,555 -7.9 164.0 -11.8 2,039 -0.9 1,593 -0.8 174.9 -5.6
Aug 2,025 2.0 1,689 1.7 185.9 2.1 2,058 -2.6 1,606 -1.2 185.2 -0.4
Jul 1,986 8.7 1,661 8.8 182.0 5.6 2,114 5.0 1,625 1.2 185.9 -5.7
Jun 1,827 -7.4 1,526 -7.5 172.3 -8.2 2,014 -5.4 1,606 -3.3 197.1 4.6
May 1,974 0.3 1,649 1.5 187.6 4.5 2,129 2.9 1,660 3.1 188.4 -2.1
Apr 1,968 -1.9 1,624 -0.9 179.5 3.3 2,069 0.2 1,610 -1.4 192.5 0.9
Mar 2,007 8.4 1,638 10.3 173.8 37.5 2,064 4.0 1,633 3.7 190.7 39.1
Feb 1,852 -3.9 1,485 -4.9 126.4 1.5 1,984 1.1 1,574 1.8 137.1 3.9
Jan 1,927 -6.3 1,562 -5.2 124.5 -13.7 1,963 -1.2 1,546 -0.2 132.0 -10.8
-2003-
Dec 2,057 -1.2 1,647 -2.8 144.2 -6.2 1,987 3.6 1,549 2.4 147.9 13.3
Nov 2,083 5.9 1,694 3.9 153.7 -11.4 1,918 -4.7 1,513 -3.4 130.5 -28.6
Oct 1,967 1.4 1,631 4.9 173.5 1.3 2,012 2.6 1,566 2.2 182.8 8.1
Sep 1,939 5.8 1,555 4.8 171.3 4.6 1,961 -0.3 1,533 0.8 169.1 -0.5
Aug 1,833 -3.4 1,484 -3.3 163.8 -6.8 1,966 4.3 1,521 2.9 169.9 -1.8
Jul 1,897 1.6 1,535 1.5 175.8 0.7 1,885 0.5 1,478 1.2 173.0 -1.6
Jun 1,867 6.6 1,513 8.8 174.5 5.8 1,875 2.2 1,461 5.2 175.8 3.7
May 1,751 6.6 1,391 1.2 165.0 9.1 1,835 1.8 1,389 -0.1 169.5 1.1
Apr 1,643 4.8 1,374 6.9 151.2 44.6 1,803 7.3 1,391 11.2 167.6 47.5
Mar 1,726 6.0 1,399 7.5 147.2 34.2 1,757 -5.2 1,359 0.1 148.4 15.5
Feb 1,629 -12.1 1,301 -15.4 109.7 -6.9 1,854 2.5 1,357 -4.2 128.5 1.7
Jan 1,853 3.6 1,537 6.8 117.8 -4.3 1,808 -4.6 1,416 0.5 126.4 -6.9
-2002-
Dec 1,788 2.0 1,439 3.2 123.1 -7.4 1,896 7.1 1,409 2.0 135.8 7.1
Nov 1,753 6.4 1,394 3.1 133.0 -9.4 1,771 -1.6 1,382 0.0 126.8 -22.2
Oct 1,648 -8.6 1,352 -6.5 146.8 -5.7 1,799 -0.2 1,382 1.2 162.9 9.0
Sep 1,804 2.3 1,446 3.1 155.6 -6.0 1,803 5.1 1,366 6.0 149.5 -9.0
Aug 1,633 2.6 1,247 -2.3 147.0 -1.2 1,695 1.6 1,317 2.5 153.7 -1.5
Jul 1,655 4.0 1,323 3.6 155.9 4.8 1,738 4.1 1,307 1.7 159.3 2.1
Jun 1,717 -2.7 1,368 -2.4 160.3 -3.1 1,758 2.4 1,314 1.9 158.0 -3.8
May 1,764 10.8 1,402 9.8 165.5 11.2 1,716 2.8 1,289 0.3 164.2 5.3
Apr 1,592 -3.0 1,277 -1.2 148.8 7.7 1,669 -1.3 1,285 -0.3 156.0 8.9
Mar 1,642 -10.2 1,292 -13.9 138.2 14.8 1,691 -5.4 1,289 -8.0 143.2 16.9
Feb 1,829 7.7 1,501 13.9 120.4 9.1 1,787 7.3 1,401 9.0 122.5 5.9
Jan 1,698 8.3 1,318 2.6 110.4 5.5 1,665 -0.9 1,285 2.7 115.7 1.8
-2001-
Dec 1,568 -2.1 1,285 3.3 104.6 -13.6 1,680 1.8 1,251 1.8 113.6 -8.7
Nov 1,602 4.0 1,244 0.3 121.0 -13.4 1,651 5.4 1,229 3.7 124.4 -11.3
Oct 1,540 -1.4 1,240 -0.2 139.8 5.0 1,566 0.1 1,185 -0.6 140.2 12.0
Sep 1,562 -0.3 1,243 -3.3 133.1 -5.9 1,565 -3.1 1,192 -3.9 125.2 -17.3
Aug 1,567 -6.2 1,286 -0.9 141.5 -8.5 1,615 1.1 1,241 0.5 151.4 7.7
Jul 1,670 2.1 1,298 0.2 154.6 -0.4 1,598 -1.7 1,235 -1.4 140.6 -8.6
Jun 1,636 1.9 1,295 0.8 155.2 0.8 1,626 -2.3 1,252 1.0 153.9 -3.7
May 1,605 -2.7 1,285 -2.0 154.0 1.8 1,665 -0.1 1,240 -1.5 159.8 7.5
Apr 1,649 3.7 1,311 7.6 151.3 13.6 1,666 0.4 1,259 2.2 148.6 0.6
Mar 1,590 -2.2 1,218 -4.8 133.2 23.1 1,659 0.2 1,232 -0.8 147.7 29.2
Feb 1,625 1.6 1,280 0.4 108.2 1.7 1,656 -2.5 1,242 -0.7 114.3 -2.3
Jan 1,600 4.4 1,275 4.0 106.4 5.7 1,699 10.1 1,251 6.0 117.0 13.7
-2000-
Dec 1,532 -1.2 1,226 1.2 100.7 -14.0 1,543 -4.4 1,180 -2.3 102.9 -15.0
Nov 1,551 0.1 1,212 -1.9 117.1 -16.2 1,614 2.3 1,208 -1.3 121.0 -10.2
Oct 1,549 2.8 1,235 3.3 139.7 8.4 1,577 0.4 1,224 2.9 134.8 2.6
Sep 1,507 -2.2 1,195 -2.9 128.9 -8.8 1,570 1.2 1,189 1.4 131.4 -10.5
Aug 1,541 5.3 1,231 7.8 141.4 4.7 1,552 0.6 1,173 1.8 146.8 13.1
Jul 1,463 -6.2 1,142 -5.0 135.0 -7.7 1,542 -1.9 1,152 -0.3 129.8 -16.3
Jun 1,559 -1.0 1,202 -2.3 146.3 -4.3 1,572 1.9 1,156 -2.2 155.1 4.2
May 1,575 -3.1 1,230 -3.5 152.9 2.3 1,543 -3.4 1,182 -0.8 148.9 7.2
Apr 1,626 1.4 1,275 -2.9 149.5 12.1 1,597 -3.3 1,192 -4.9 138.9 -9.6
Mar 1,604 -7.7 1,313 4.6 133.4 11.4 1,651 -2.4 1,253 1.0 153.7 26.2
Feb 1,737 6.2 1,255 -1.0 119.7 15.1 1,692 -2.0 1,241 -2.8 121.8 13.5
Jan 1,636 -4.2 1,268 -7.8 104.0 -8.5 1,727 2.6 1,277 1.6 107.3 -11.2
-1999-
Dec 1,708 3.6 1,375 4.1 113.6 -10.8 1,683 0.7 1,257 1.9 120.9 -3.7
Nov 1,648 2.5 1,321 0.8 127.4 -10.8 1,672 1.4 1,233 2.1 125.6 -8.7
Oct 1,608 -1.7 1,310 1.9 142.9 1.9 1,649 6.3 1,208 0.8 137.6 0.2
Sep 1,635 -0.8 1,286 1.7 140.3 -8.2 1,551 -7.2 1,198 -3.6 137.3 -9.6
Aug 1,648 -1.3 1,265 -3.3 152.9 0.2 1,671 -0.7 1,243 -2.6 151.9 1.9
Jul 1,669 7.1 1,308 3.3 152.6 2.1 1,682 -1.2 1,276 0.0 149.1 -11.9
Jun 1,559 -3.2 1,266 -3.5 149.4 -2.5 1,702 3.8 1,276 1.8 169.3 16.7
May 1,611 3.7 1,312 7.5 153.2 5.9 1,640 2.5 1,254 2.2 145.1 -4.4
Apr 1,553 -9.2 1,220 -9.3 144.6 -1.8 1,600 -3.9 1,227 -1.0 151.8 -1.8
Mar 1,710 2.4 1,345 2.1 147.3 33.7 1,665 -3.2 1,239 -4.0 154.6 34.8
Feb 1,670 -4.5 1,317 -2.4 110.2 3.2 1,720 -0.7 1,291 2.5 114.7 8.5
Jan 1,748 NA 1,349 NA 106.8 NA 1,732 NA 1,259 NA 105.7 NA
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