Housing Chart Book
June 28, 2018
Both the Home and Rental Vacancies are important economic indicators. They gauge the economic climate by estimating the percentage of vacant units among all housing inventory.
SOURCE: http://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/histtabs.html
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July 2025
+0.2%
+2.7%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
July 2025
+0.3%
+3.1%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
July 2025
+0.3%
+2.9%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
July 2025
+0.9%
+3.3%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending August 30, 2025
237,000
+8,000
231,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
August 2025
52.0
+1.9
A level above 50 indicates expansion
August 2025
48.7
+0.7
A level above 50 indicates expansion
August 2025
58.2
-3.5
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
August 2025
+54,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
July 2025
$76.4 B
+1.1%
+4.5%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
July 2025
1,428,000
+5.2%
+12.9%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
