Table-U.S. July housing starts fall 12.4% - SPY News | Rallies
Table-U.S. July housing starts fall 12.4% S SPY • 2026-08-18 U.S. July housing starts and permits data Commerce Department housing starts, building permits and housing completions data. Starts and building permits with percent changes, seasonally adjusted annual rates in 1,000s of units:
PCT CHANGE Jul Jun May Jul 26/25 Starts -12.4 19.7 -16.4 -13.5 Permits 5.0 -2.6 -0.9 3.1
RATES Jul Jun May Jul 2025 Starts 1,239 1,415 1,182 1,432 Permits 1,443 1,374 1,410 1,400
STARTS Jul Jun May Jul 2025 Singles 808 897 889 959 Multiple 431 518 293 473
PERMITS Jul Jun May Jul 2025 Singles 894 872 892
STARTS pct Rate PERMITS pct Rate Northeast 17.1 164 Northeast -2.6 151 Midwest -27.6 173 Midwest 12.3 228 South -12.6 645 South 6.6 755 West -13.8 257 West 0.3 309
Actual Starts and Permits, unadjusted in 1,000s:
Jul Jun May Jul'25 Starts 111 134 108 129 Permits 130 131 121 123
Completions of new privately-owned housing units (seasonally adjusted annual rates, in 1,000s):
RATES Jul Jun Jul'25 Total Units 1,212 1,333 1,456
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of economists forecast:
U.S. July housing starts: 1.350 mln units
U.S. July building permits: 1.370 mln units
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