Housing starts in July rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.206 million, 0.2 percent above the revised June estimate of 1.204 million and 10.1 percent higher than the July 2014 rate. Housing activity was mixed across regions, with starts rising in the Midwest and South by 20.1 percent and 7.7 percent respectively, while

Housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.174 million, 9.8 percent above the revised May estimate of 1.069 million and 26.6 percent higher than 927,000 in June 2014. The figure for single family housing was 687,000, 0.9 percent below the revised May estimate. The housing activity was mixed across regions,

Housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.036 million, 11.1 percent below the revised April estimate of 1.165 million, but 5.1 percent above the May 2014 estimate of 986,000.

Housing starts in April rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.135 million, 20.2 percent above the revised March estimate of 944,000 and 9.2 percent above the April 2014 rate of 1.039 million. Single-family housing starts grew at a rate of 733,000, 16.7% above the revised March figure of 628,000.