Sales of new single-family houses in September 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000.
U.S. Census Bureau economic releases
The U.S. Census Bureau, part of the Department of Commerce, publishes a set of principal economic indicators. EconIQ tracks four of them: advance monthly retail sales, durable goods orders, new residential construction (housing starts) and new residential sales (new home sales). Each post links to the official release.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up six of the last seven months, increased $6.3 billion or 1.8 percent to $345.4 billion.
Privately-owned housing starts in September 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,221,000.
U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2026 were $745.0 billion, up 0.8 percent (+/-0.4 percent) from the previous month.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $338.6 billion.
Sales of new single-family houses in August 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 684,000.
