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Series HOUST — Housing starts.
Latest value: 1,275 thousand for August 2026, −1.2% year over year (against August 2025). 116 monthly observations from January 2017 to August 2026, in thousands of units, seasonally adjusted annual rate. Source: FRED (FRED route); context series, not an input to the Nowflation CPI Gauge.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 1,275 thousand |
| July 2026 | 1,309 thousand |
| June 2026 | 1,439 thousand |
| May 2026 | 1,182 thousand |
| April 2026 | 1,414 thousand |
| March 2026 | 1,522 thousand |
| February 2026 | 1,346 thousand |
| January 2026 | 1,385 thousand |
| December 2025 | 1,378 thousand |
| November 2025 | 1,319 thousand |
| October 2025 | 1,273 thousand |
| September 2025 | 1,319 thousand |
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Cite: Nowflation, “New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units” (HOUST), data from FRED, retrieved October 18, 2026, https://nowflation.com/series/HOUST. The series at its source: FRED.
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