Historical Year Data · 2008

Housing Starts in 2008

Housing Starts opened 2008 at 1,084 and closed at 560, a -48.34% move for the year. The high of 1,103 was reached on February 1, and the low of 560 on December 1.

Open

1,084

2008-01

560

12 data points

High

1,103

Feb 1

Low

560

Dec 1

Full Year Change

-48.34%

2007 Change

-26.40%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1,084	1,084	1,084	1,084	+0.00%
Feb	1,103	1,103	1,103	1,103	+0.00%
Mar	1,005	1,005	1,005	1,005	+0.00%
Apr	1,013	1,013	1,013	1,013	+0.00%
May	973	973	973	973	+0.00%
Jun	1,046	1,046	1,046	1,046	+0.00%
Jul	923	923	923	923	+0.00%
Aug	844	844	844	844	+0.00%
Sep	820	820	820	820	+0.00%
Oct	777	777	777	777	+0.00%
Nov	652	652	652	652	+0.00%
Dec	560	560	560	560	+0.00%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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