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New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions), September 2026 Released

Released Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 08:30 ET.

Result

The housing starts, seasonally adjusted annual rate (US) in the United States fell to 1.22 million in September 2026 from 1.29 million in August 2026 (-5.2%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Actual, September 2026, count1,221,000
Previous, August 20261,288,000
Change-5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction: new privately owned housing units started, United States total, seasonally adjusted annual rate (starts_cust.xlsx). Retrieved 2026-10-20, published 2026-10-20. The figure as Invokely stored it on 2026-10-21.

Recent history

1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M2023-102024-042024-102025-042025-102026-042026-092023-10: 1,380,000 count2023-11: 1,522,000 count2023-12: 1,504,000 count2024-01: 1,378,000 count2024-02: 1,555,000 count2024-03: 1,297,000 count2024-04: 1,379,000 count2024-05: 1,329,000 count2024-06: 1,318,000 count2024-07: 1,269,000 count2024-08: 1,394,000 count2024-09: 1,357,000 count2024-10: 1,370,000 count2024-11: 1,300,000 count2024-12: 1,494,000 count2025-01: 1,353,000 count2025-02: 1,491,000 count2025-03: 1,346,000 count2025-04: 1,400,000 count2025-05: 1,289,000 count2025-06: 1,379,000 count2025-07: 1,432,000 count2025-08: 1,291,000 count2025-09: 1,319,000 count2025-10: 1,273,000 count2025-11: 1,319,000 count2025-12: 1,378,000 count2026-01: 1,385,000 count2026-02: 1,346,000 count2026-03: 1,522,000 count2026-04: 1,414,000 count2026-05: 1,182,000 count2026-06: 1,439,000 count2026-07: 1,369,000 count2026-08: 1,288,000 count2026-09: 1,221,000 count1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M2023-102024-102025-102026-092023-10: 1,380,000 count2023-11: 1,522,000 count2023-12: 1,504,000 count2024-01: 1,378,000 count2024-02: 1,555,000 count2024-03: 1,297,000 count2024-04: 1,379,000 count2024-05: 1,329,000 count2024-06: 1,318,000 count2024-07: 1,269,000 count2024-08: 1,394,000 count2024-09: 1,357,000 count2024-10: 1,370,000 count2024-11: 1,300,000 count2024-12: 1,494,000 count2025-01: 1,353,000 count2025-02: 1,491,000 count2025-03: 1,346,000 count2025-04: 1,400,000 count2025-05: 1,289,000 count2025-06: 1,379,000 count2025-07: 1,432,000 count2025-08: 1,291,000 count2025-09: 1,319,000 count2025-10: 1,273,000 count2025-11: 1,319,000 count2025-12: 1,378,000 count2026-01: 1,385,000 count2026-02: 1,346,000 count2026-03: 1,522,000 count2026-04: 1,414,000 count2026-05: 1,182,000 count2026-06: 1,439,000 count2026-07: 1,369,000 count2026-08: 1,288,000 count2026-09: 1,221,000 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Against the previous release

The previous release, on 17 September 2026, gave 1.28 million for August 2026.

Revisions to earlier periods

PeriodBeforeAfterChange
August 20261,275,0001,288,000+1%
July 20261,309,0001,369,000+4.6%

Revision history

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction: new privately owned housing units started, United States total, seasonally adjusted annual rate (starts_cust.xlsx). https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions), Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 08:30 ET