Historical Year Data · 2014

Housing Starts in 2014

Housing Starts opened 2014 at 888 and closed at 1,073, a +20.83% move for the year. The high of 1,085 was reached on July 1, and the low of 888 on January 1.

Open

888

2014-01

1,073

12 data points

High

1,085

Jul 1

Low

888

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+20.83%

2013 Change

+12.84%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	888	888	888	888	+0.00%
Feb	944	944	944	944	+0.00%
Mar	970	970	970	970	+0.00%
Apr	1,043	1,043	1,043	1,043	+0.00%
May	1,007	1,007	1,007	1,007	+0.00%
Jun	911	911	911	911	+0.00%
Jul	1,085	1,085	1,085	1,085	+0.00%
Aug	984	984	984	984	+0.00%
Sep	1,023	1,023	1,023	1,023	+0.00%
Oct	1,074	1,074	1,074	1,074	+0.00%
Nov	1,001	1,001	1,001	1,001	+0.00%
Dec	1,073	1,073	1,073	1,073	+0.00%

Events During 2014

2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse

Deflation

June 2014 – February 2016

Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.

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