Economic releases on Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Housing Starts fell to 1.22M
Housing starts (SAAR), September 2026, from 1.29M for August 2026. Source: Census.
Housing starts (SAAR), last five years Housing starts (SAAR), last five years - 02
Building Permits held at 1.40M
Building permits (SAAR), September 2026, from 1.40M for August 2026. Source: Census.
Building permits (SAAR), last five years Building permits (SAAR), last five years - 03
Construction Pipeline: Starts vs Completions fell to 859K
Single-family starts (K, SAAR), September 2026, from 900K for August 2026. Source: Census.
Single-family starts (K, SAAR), last five years Single-family starts (K, SAAR), last five years - 04
Retail Gasoline Price (US Average) fell to $4.28
Regular gasoline ($/gallon), the week of Oct 19, 2026, from $4.33 for the week of Oct 12, 2026. Source: EIA.
Regular gasoline ($/gallon), last five years Regular gasoline ($/gallon), last five years - 05
Housing Units Under Construction held at 1.28M
Units under construction, September 2026, from 1.28M for August 2026. Source: Census.
Units under construction, last five years Units under construction, last five years - 06
Retail Diesel Price (US Average) rose to $6.28
On-highway diesel ($/gallon), the week of Oct 19, 2026, from $6.18 for the week of Oct 12, 2026. Source: EIA.
On-highway diesel ($/gallon), last five years On-highway diesel ($/gallon), last five years
Next scheduled: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Every official economic release dated Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.