Commentary 12802
April, 2013 Data:
The forecast for Housing Starts is in the table at the top of this page. All
Housing Starts Data presented herein refers to the Seasonally Adjusted Annual
Rate. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting that Housing Starts will be roughly 965
thousand units next May. The table shows a HDTFA of 232 thousand units
which suggests that housing starts in May, 2014 could easily fall between 1197
thousand units and 733 thousand units. Links to Forecasts for many other
economic indicators may be found by clicking the Economic Forecast link at the
top of this page.
Annual Housing Starts
Last Month 853
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854
Last 5 Years 679
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1221
Last 20 Years 1379
Housing Starts (Annual Rates): Highs & Lows
High (Last 12 Months) 1021 (March, 2013)
Low (Last 12 Months) 711 (May, 2012)
High (Since January, 1959) 2494 (January, 1972)
Low (Since January, 1959) 478 (April, 2009)
Housing Starts for April, 2013 were 853 thousand units. That's 168 thousand
units lower than the March, 2013 level which was 1021 thousand units. It is 99
thousand units higher than the April, 2012 level of 754 thousand units. The fall
in Housing Starts from March to April indicates that the short term Housing
Starts trend has been down. If that trend continues, we should see a housing
starts level in May, 2013 that is close to 685 thousand units.
Over the last year housing starts have averaged 854 thousand units
(seasonally adjusted annual rate). The average level over the last 10 years was
1221 thousand units. Lower Housing Starts over the last 12 months compared
to the average levels over the last 10 years serve as an indicator that the long
term trend in the Housing Starts is down. Expectations for housing starts should
be adjusted accordingly.
Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers Housing Starts data back to
January, 1959. Average housing starts during that period of history was 1464
thousand units per month. The highest level was 2494 thousand units. The
lowest level was 478 thousand units. The high was attained in January, of
1972. The low was achieved in April of 2009.
This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for Housing Starts. For links
to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart (above). One
link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term graph on Housing
Starts. Just one glance at our long term charts can provide tremendous insight
into the historical trends of the financial markets. The data table above
presents the history of US Housing Starts in numerical format.
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April, 2013 Data:
The forecast for Housing Starts is in the table at the top of this page. All
Housing Starts Data presented herein refers to the Seasonally Adjusted Annual
Rate. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting that Housing Starts will be roughly 965
thousand units next May. The table shows a HDTFA of 232 thousand units
which suggests that housing starts in May, 2014 could easily fall between 1197
thousand units and 733 thousand units. Links to Forecasts for many other
economic indicators may be found by clicking the Economic Forecast link at the
top of this page.
Annual Housing Starts
Last Month 853
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854
Last 5 Years 679
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1221
Last 20 Years 1379
Housing Starts (Annual Rates): Highs & Lows
High (Last 12 Months) 1021 (March, 2013)
Low (Last 12 Months) 711 (May, 2012)
High (Since January, 1959) 2494 (January, 1972)
Low (Since January, 1959) 478 (April, 2009)
Housing Starts for April, 2013 were 853 thousand units. That's 168 thousand
units lower than the March, 2013 level which was 1021 thousand units. It is 99
thousand units higher than the April, 2012 level of 754 thousand units. The fall
in Housing Starts from March to April indicates that the short term Housing
Starts trend has been down. If that trend continues, we should see a housing
starts level in May, 2013 that is close to 685 thousand units.
Over the last year housing starts have averaged 854 thousand units
(seasonally adjusted annual rate). The average level over the last 10 years was
1221 thousand units. Lower Housing Starts over the last 12 months compared
to the average levels over the last 10 years serve as an indicator that the long
term trend in the Housing Starts is down. Expectations for housing starts should
be adjusted accordingly.
Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers Housing Starts data back to
January, 1959. Average housing starts during that period of history was 1464
thousand units per month. The highest level was 2494 thousand units. The
lowest level was 478 thousand units. The high was attained in January, of
1972. The low was achieved in April of 2009.
This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for Housing Starts. For links
to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart (above). One
link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term graph on Housing
Starts. Just one glance at our long term charts can provide tremendous insight
into the historical trends of the financial markets. The data table above
presents the history of US Housing Starts in numerical format.
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Monthly New US Privately Owned Housing Starts is plotted in gray. The forecast for the target month
is shown in green (seasonally adjusted annual rate). Other links related to this economic indicator
are below.
is shown in green (seasonally adjusted annual rate). Other links related to this economic indicator
are below.
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