Business Environment Profiles - United States
Housing starts
Published: 09 March 2026
Key Metrics
Housing starts
Total (2026)
1334 Thousands
Annualized Growth 2021-26
-3.6 %
Definition of Housing starts
This driver measures the number of new, privately owned housing units started in a given year. This includes both single-unit and multiunit developments. The data is sourced from the US Census Bureau and is the sum of unadjusted monthly data.
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Recent Trends – Housing starts
5-Year Outlook – Housing starts
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