New housing construction starts
correlates with
Facebook monthly active users
r = 0.99299% · 2009-2022
New housing construction startsFacebook monthly active users
These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2009-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
New housing construction startsfred.stlouisfed.org ↗
Facebook monthly active usersbusinessofapps.com ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation