How have the data for Housing Starts, Export Prices, and Import Prices turned out?

Yeh raha latest available data (May 2026) — June 2026 ka data aaj hi, 17 July ko 8:30 AM ET (~6:00 PM IST) release hone wala hai, abhi tak out nahi hua hai.

Housing Starts MoM

May 2026: -15.4% MoM → annualized rate 1.177 million units, jo May 2020 ke baad sabse low hai. Estimate 1.43 million tha, isse kaafi kam aaya.US housing starts fell 15.4% month-on-month in May 2026, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.177 million, the lowest since May 2020.

April'26 revise hokar 1.392 million ho gaya tha (pehle 1.465M tha).

Multi-family starts sabse zyada gire — 41.6% down, jabki single-family sirf 1.9% down.Multi-family starts plunged 41.6% to 284,000, the lowest since November 2024, while single-family starts slipped 1.9% to an eight-month low of 882,000.

Export Prices MoM

May 2026: +1.3%, April ke 3.5% rise ke baad thoda slow hua.Prices for U.S. exports increased 1.3 percent in May, after rising 3.5 percent the previous month.

Yeh lagatar 6th mahina hai jab export prices badhe hain.Prices for U.S. exports rose 1.3 percent in May, the sixth consecutive monthly advance for the index.

YoY basis pe 11.2% ka jump, jo Aug 2021-Aug 2022 ke baad sabse bada hai.

Import Prices MoM

May 2026: +1.9%, April ke 2.0% rise ke baad thoda slow.Prices for U.S. imports advanced 1.9 percent in May following increases of 2.0 percent in April and 0.9 percent in March.

Fuel imports mein bada uchhal — 12.5% MoM — Middle East war ki wajah se energy prices high hain.Imports of fuel and lubricants surged by 12.5% from the previous month as the war in the Middle East continued to prevent energy exports from Persian Gulf countries, lifting oil and product prices across the globe.

YoY 6.7% rise, 3+ saal mein sabse zyada.