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Title:               Housing Starts: Total: New Privately Owned Housing Units Started
Series ID:           HOUST
Source:              U.S. Department of Commerce: Census Bureau
Release:             New Residential Construction
Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Thousands of Units
Date Range:          1959-01-01 to 2007-01-01
Last Updated:        2007-02-16 12:05 PM CT
Notes:               

DATE       VALUE
1959-01-01  1657
1959-02-01  1667
1959-03-01  1620
1959-04-01  1590
1959-05-01  1498
1959-06-01  1503
1959-07-01  1547
1959-08-01  1430
1959-09-01  1540
1959-10-01  1355
1959-11-01  1416
1959-12-01  1601
1960-01-01  1460
1960-02-01  1503
1960-03-01  1109
1960-04-01  1289
1960-05-01  1271
1960-06-01  1247
1960-07-01  1197
1960-08-01  1344
1960-09-01  1097
1960-10-01  1246
1960-11-01  1246
1960-12-01  1063
1961-01-01  1183
1961-02-01  1226
1961-03-01  1312
1961-04-01  1166
1961-05-01  1228
1961-06-01  1382
1961-07-01  1335
1961-08-01  1312
1961-09-01  1429
1961-10-01  1415
1961-11-01  1385
1961-12-01  1365
1962-01-01  1361
1962-02-01  1278
1962-03-01  1443
1962-04-01  1524
1962-05-01  1483
1962-06-01  1404
1962-07-01  1450
1962-08-01  1517
1962-09-01  1324
1962-10-01  1533
1962-11-01  1622
1962-12-01  1564
1963-01-01  1244
1963-02-01  1456
1963-03-01  1534
1963-04-01  1689
1963-05-01  1641
1963-06-01  1588
1963-07-01  1614
1963-08-01  1639
1963-09-01  1763
1963-10-01  1779
1963-11-01  1622
1963-12-01  1491
1964-01-01  1603
1964-02-01  1820
1964-03-01  1517
1964-04-01  1448
1964-05-01  1467
1964-06-01  1550
1964-07-01  1562
1964-08-01  1569
1964-09-01  1455
1964-10-01  1524
1964-11-01  1486
1964-12-01  1484
1965-01-01  1361
1965-02-01  1433
1965-03-01  1423
1965-04-01  1438
1965-05-01  1478
1965-06-01  1488
1965-07-01  1529
1965-08-01  1432
1965-09-01  1482
1965-10-01  1452
1965-11-01  1460
1965-12-01  1656
1966-01-01  1370
1966-02-01  1378
1966-03-01  1394
1966-04-01  1352
1966-05-01  1265
1966-06-01  1194
1966-07-01  1086
1966-08-01  1119
1966-09-01  1046
1966-10-01   843
1966-11-01   961
1966-12-01   990
1967-01-01  1067
1967-02-01  1123
1967-03-01  1056
1967-04-01  1091
1967-05-01  1304
1967-06-01  1248
1967-07-01  1364
1967-08-01  1407
1967-09-01  1421
1967-10-01  1491
1967-11-01  1538
1967-12-01  1308
1968-01-01  1380
1968-02-01  1520
1968-03-01  1466
1968-04-01  1554
1968-05-01  1408
1968-06-01  1405
1968-07-01  1512
1968-08-01  1495
1968-09-01  1556
1968-10-01  1569
1968-11-01  1630
1968-12-01  1548
1969-01-01  1769
1969-02-01  1705
1969-03-01  1561
1969-04-01  1524
1969-05-01  1583
1969-06-01  1528
1969-07-01  1368
1969-08-01  1358
1969-09-01  1507
1969-10-01  1381
1969-11-01  1229
1969-12-01  1327
1970-01-01  1085
1970-02-01  1305
1970-03-01  1319
1970-04-01  1264
1970-05-01  1290
1970-06-01  1385
1970-07-01  1517
1970-08-01  1399
1970-09-01  1534
1970-10-01  1580
1970-11-01  1647
1970-12-01  1893
1971-01-01  1828
1971-02-01  1741
1971-03-01  1910
1971-04-01  1986
1971-05-01  2049
1971-06-01  2026
1971-07-01  2083
1971-08-01  2158
1971-09-01  2041
1971-10-01  2128
1971-11-01  2182
1971-12-01  2295
1972-01-01  2494
1972-02-01  2390
1972-03-01  2334
1972-04-01  2249
1972-05-01  2221
1972-06-01  2254
1972-07-01  2252
1972-08-01  2382
1972-09-01  2481
1972-10-01  2485
1972-11-01  2421
1972-12-01  2366
1973-01-01  2481
1973-02-01  2289
1973-03-01  2365
1973-04-01  2084
1973-05-01  2266
1973-06-01  2067
1973-07-01  2123
1973-08-01  2051
1973-09-01  1874
1973-10-01  1677
1973-11-01  1724
1973-12-01  1526
1974-01-01  1451
1974-02-01  1752
1974-03-01  1555
1974-04-01  1607
1974-05-01  1426
1974-06-01  1513
1974-07-01  1316
1974-08-01  1142
1974-09-01  1150
1974-10-01  1070
1974-11-01  1026
1974-12-01   975
1975-01-01  1032
1975-02-01   904
1975-03-01   993
1975-04-01  1005
1975-05-01  1121
1975-06-01  1087
1975-07-01  1226
1975-08-01  1260
1975-09-01  1264
1975-10-01  1344
1975-11-01  1360
1975-12-01  1321
1976-01-01  1367
1976-02-01  1538
1976-03-01  1421
1976-04-01  1395
1976-05-01  1459
1976-06-01  1495
1976-07-01  1401
1976-08-01  1550
1976-09-01  1720
1976-10-01  1629
1976-11-01  1641
1976-12-01  1804
1977-01-01  1527
1977-02-01  1943
1977-03-01  2063
1977-04-01  1892
1977-05-01  1971
1977-06-01  1893
1977-07-01  2058
1977-08-01  2020
1977-09-01  1949
1977-10-01  2042
1977-11-01  2042
1977-12-01  2142
1978-01-01  1718
1978-02-01  1738
1978-03-01  2032
1978-04-01  2197
1978-05-01  2075
1978-06-01  2070
1978-07-01  2092
1978-08-01  1996
1978-09-01  1970
1978-10-01  1981
1978-11-01  2094
1978-12-01  2044
1979-01-01  1630
1979-02-01  1520
1979-03-01  1847
1979-04-01  1748
1979-05-01  1876
1979-06-01  1913
1979-07-01  1760
1979-08-01  1778
1979-09-01  1832
1979-10-01  1681
1979-11-01  1524
1979-12-01  1498
1980-01-01  1341
1980-02-01  1350
1980-03-01  1047
1980-04-01  1051
1980-05-01   927
1980-06-01  1196
1980-07-01  1269
1980-08-01  1436
1980-09-01  1471
1980-10-01  1523
1980-11-01  1510
1980-12-01  1482
1981-01-01  1547
1981-02-01  1246
1981-03-01  1306
1981-04-01  1360
1981-05-01  1140
1981-06-01  1045
1981-07-01  1041
1981-08-01   940
1981-09-01   911
1981-10-01   873
1981-11-01   837
1981-12-01   910
1982-01-01   843
1982-02-01   866
1982-03-01   931
1982-04-01   917
1982-05-01  1025
1982-06-01   902
1982-07-01  1166
1982-08-01  1046
1982-09-01  1144
1982-10-01  1173
1982-11-01  1372
1982-12-01  1303
1983-01-01  1586
1983-02-01  1699
1983-03-01  1606
1983-04-01  1472
1983-05-01  1776
1983-06-01  1733
1983-07-01  1785
1983-08-01  1910
1983-09-01  1710
1983-10-01  1715
1983-11-01  1785
1983-12-01  1688
1984-01-01  1897
1984-02-01  2260
1984-03-01  1663
1984-04-01  1851
1984-05-01  1774
1984-06-01  1843
1984-07-01  1732
1984-08-01  1586
1984-09-01  1698
1984-10-01  1590
1984-11-01  1689
1984-12-01  1612
1985-01-01  1711
1985-02-01  1632
1985-03-01  1800
1985-04-01  1821
1985-05-01  1680
1985-06-01  1676
1985-07-01  1684
1985-08-01  1743
1985-09-01  1676
1985-10-01  1834
1985-11-01  1698
1985-12-01  1942
1986-01-01  1972
1986-02-01  1848
1986-03-01  1876
1986-04-01  1933
1986-05-01  1854
1986-06-01  1847
1986-07-01  1782
1986-08-01  1807
1986-09-01  1687
1986-10-01  1681
1986-11-01  1623
1986-12-01  1833
1987-01-01  1774
1987-02-01  1784
1987-03-01  1726
1987-04-01  1614
1987-05-01  1628
1987-06-01  1594
1987-07-01  1575
1987-08-01  1605
1987-09-01  1695
1987-10-01  1515
1987-11-01  1656
1987-12-01  1400
1988-01-01  1271
1988-02-01  1473
1988-03-01  1532
1988-04-01  1573
1988-05-01  1421
1988-06-01  1478
1988-07-01  1467
1988-08-01  1493
1988-09-01  1492
1988-10-01  1522
1988-11-01  1569
1988-12-01  1563
1989-01-01  1621
1989-02-01  1425
1989-03-01  1422
1989-04-01  1339
1989-05-01  1331
1989-06-01  1397
1989-07-01  1427
1989-08-01  1332
1989-09-01  1279
1989-10-01  1410
1989-11-01  1351
1989-12-01  1251
1990-01-01  1551
1990-02-01  1437
1990-03-01  1289
1990-04-01  1248
1990-05-01  1212
1990-06-01  1177
1990-07-01  1171
1990-08-01  1115
1990-09-01  1110
1990-10-01  1014
1990-11-01  1145
1990-12-01   969
1991-01-01   798
1991-02-01   965
1991-03-01   921
1991-04-01  1001
1991-05-01   996
1991-06-01  1036
1991-07-01  1063
1991-08-01  1049
1991-09-01  1015
1991-10-01  1079
1991-11-01  1103
1991-12-01  1079
1992-01-01  1176
1992-02-01  1250
1992-03-01  1297
1992-04-01  1099
1992-05-01  1214
1992-06-01  1145
1992-07-01  1139
1992-08-01  1226
1992-09-01  1186
1992-10-01  1244
1992-11-01  1214
1992-12-01  1227
1993-01-01  1210
1993-02-01  1210
1993-03-01  1083
1993-04-01  1258
1993-05-01  1260
1993-06-01  1280
1993-07-01  1254
1993-08-01  1300
1993-09-01  1343
1993-10-01  1392
1993-11-01  1376
1993-12-01  1533
1994-01-01  1272
1994-02-01  1337
1994-03-01  1564
1994-04-01  1465
1994-05-01  1526
1994-06-01  1409
1994-07-01  1439
1994-08-01  1450
1994-09-01  1474
1994-10-01  1450
1994-11-01  1511
1994-12-01  1455
1995-01-01  1407
1995-02-01  1316
1995-03-01  1249
1995-04-01  1267
1995-05-01  1314
1995-06-01  1281
1995-07-01  1461
1995-08-01  1416
1995-09-01  1369
1995-10-01  1369
1995-11-01  1452
1995-12-01  1431
1996-01-01  1467
1996-02-01  1491
1996-03-01  1424
1996-04-01  1516
1996-05-01  1504
1996-06-01  1467
1996-07-01  1472
1996-08-01  1557
1996-09-01  1475
1996-10-01  1392
1996-11-01  1489
1996-12-01  1370
1997-01-01  1355
1997-02-01  1486
1997-03-01  1457
1997-04-01  1492
1997-05-01  1442
1997-06-01  1494
1997-07-01  1437
1997-08-01  1390
1997-09-01  1546
1997-10-01  1520
1997-11-01  1510
1997-12-01  1566
1998-01-01  1525
1998-02-01  1584
1998-03-01  1567
1998-04-01  1540
1998-05-01  1536
1998-06-01  1641
1998-07-01  1698
1998-08-01  1614
1998-09-01  1582
1998-10-01  1715
1998-11-01  1660
1998-12-01  1792
1999-01-01  1748
1999-02-01  1670
1999-03-01  1710
1999-04-01  1553
1999-05-01  1611
1999-06-01  1559
1999-07-01  1669
1999-08-01  1648
1999-09-01  1635
1999-10-01  1608
1999-11-01  1648
1999-12-01  1708
2000-01-01  1636
2000-02-01  1737
2000-03-01  1604
2000-04-01  1626
2000-05-01  1575
2000-06-01  1559
2000-07-01  1463
2000-08-01  1541
2000-09-01  1507
2000-10-01  1549
2000-11-01  1551
2000-12-01  1532
2001-01-01  1600
2001-02-01  1625
2001-03-01  1590
2001-04-01  1649
2001-05-01  1605
2001-06-01  1636
2001-07-01  1670
2001-08-01  1567
2001-09-01  1562
2001-10-01  1540
2001-11-01  1602
2001-12-01  1568
2002-01-01  1698
2002-02-01  1829
2002-03-01  1642
2002-04-01  1592
2002-05-01  1764
2002-06-01  1717
2002-07-01  1655
2002-08-01  1633
2002-09-01  1804
2002-10-01  1648
2002-11-01  1753
2002-12-01  1788
2003-01-01  1853
2003-02-01  1629
2003-03-01  1726
2003-04-01  1643
2003-05-01  1751
2003-06-01  1867
2003-07-01  1897
2003-08-01  1833
2003-09-01  1939
2003-10-01  1967
2003-11-01  2083
2003-12-01  2057
2004-01-01  1911
2004-02-01  1846
2004-03-01  1998
2004-04-01  2003
2004-05-01  1981
2004-06-01  1828
2004-07-01  2002
2004-08-01  2024
2004-09-01  1905
2004-10-01  2072
2004-11-01  1782
2004-12-01  2042
2005-01-01  2137
2005-02-01  2213
2005-03-01  1856
2005-04-01  2079
2005-05-01  2034
2005-06-01  2078
2005-07-01  2070
2005-08-01  2075
2005-09-01  2158
2005-10-01  2046
2005-11-01  2131
2005-12-01  2002
2006-01-01  2265
2006-02-01  2132
2006-03-01  1972
2006-04-01  1832
2006-05-01  1953
2006-06-01  1833
2006-07-01  1760
2006-08-01  1659
2006-09-01  1724
2006-10-01  1478
2006-11-01  1565
2006-12-01  1643
2007-01-01  1408

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