Housing Starts YoY stands at -7.43% as of September 2026, down from -2.80% a year earlier. The reading sits in the 29th percentile of its history back to 1960.
| Latest (September 2026) | -7.43% |
| One year ago | -2.80% |
| 10-year range | -26.42% – 59.08% |
| All-time range | -54.80% (2009) – 96.19% (1983) |
| Change over 12 months | −4.6 pts — peaked at 13.08% in 2026 |
| Percentile vs. full history | 29th |
| History | 1960–2026 (801 observations) |
Year-over-year change in housing starts. Housing is the most interest-rate-sensitive sector and historically leads the broad economy: starts roll over before recessions and turn up before recoveries.
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Data: download CSV (source: FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)).