US Building Permits (I:USNHP)
Level Chart
Basic Info
US Building Permits is at a current level of 1.518M, up from 1.489M last month and up from 1.482M one year ago. This is a change of 1.95% from last month and 2.43% from one year ago. |
US Building Permits, as defined by the Census Bureau, are the approval or authorization by the government to legally work on construction projects in permit-issuing places, in this case, specifically for new privately owned housing units. An increase in building permits is a leading indicator into the health of the US Housing sector and often the US economy at large. US Building Permits declined between 2006 and 2009, reaching a trough on March 2009 of 513,000 building permits as sentiment in the US housing market drastically during the housing bubble. |
Report | New Residential Construction |
Category | Construction |
Region | United States |
Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
Last Value | 1.518M |
Latest Period | Feb 2024 |
Last Updated | Mar 19 2024, 08:32 EDT |
Next Release | Apr 16 2024, 08:30 EDT |
Average Growth Rate | 2.67% |
Value from Last Month | 1.489M |
Change from Last Month | 1.95% |
Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.482M |
Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.43% |
Frequency | Monthly |
Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
Download Source File | Upgrade |
Notes | Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Formerly 'US New Housing Permits' |
Historical Data
Date | Value |
---|---|
February 29, 2024 | 1.518M |
January 31, 2024 | 1.489M |
December 31, 2023 | 1.493M |
November 30, 2023 | 1.467M |
October 31, 2023 | 1.498M |
September 30, 2023 | 1.471M |
August 31, 2023 | 1.541M |
July 31, 2023 | 1.443M |
June 30, 2023 | 1.441M |
May 31, 2023 | 1.496M |
April 30, 2023 | 1.417M |
March 31, 2023 | 1.437M |
February 28, 2023 | 1.482M |
January 31, 2023 | 1.354M |
December 31, 2022 | 1.409M |
November 30, 2022 | 1.402M |
October 31, 2022 | 1.555M |
September 30, 2022 | 1.588M |
August 31, 2022 | 1.586M |
July 31, 2022 | 1.658M |
June 30, 2022 | 1.701M |
May 31, 2022 | 1.708M |
April 30, 2022 | 1.795M |
March 31, 2022 | 1.877M |
February 28, 2022 | 1.817M |
Date | Value |
---|---|
January 31, 2022 | 1.898M |
December 31, 2021 | 1.948M |
November 30, 2021 | 1.775M |
October 31, 2021 | 1.727M |
September 30, 2021 | 1.636M |
August 31, 2021 | 1.837M |
July 31, 2021 | 1.618M |
June 30, 2021 | 1.644M |
May 31, 2021 | 1.68M |
April 30, 2021 | 1.714M |
March 31, 2021 | 1.773M |
February 28, 2021 | 1.743M |
January 31, 2021 | 1.843M |
December 31, 2020 | 1.73M |
November 30, 2020 | 1.682M |
October 31, 2020 | 1.599M |
September 30, 2020 | 1.614M |
August 31, 2020 | 1.52M |
July 31, 2020 | 1.553M |
June 30, 2020 | 1.338M |
May 31, 2020 | 1.256M |
April 30, 2020 | 1.084M |
March 31, 2020 | 1.383M |
February 29, 2020 | 1.457M |
January 31, 2020 | 1.493M |
Basic Info
US Building Permits is at a current level of 1.518M, up from 1.489M last month and up from 1.482M one year ago. This is a change of 1.95% from last month and 2.43% from one year ago. |
US Building Permits, as defined by the Census Bureau, are the approval or authorization by the government to legally work on construction projects in permit-issuing places, in this case, specifically for new privately owned housing units. An increase in building permits is a leading indicator into the health of the US Housing sector and often the US economy at large. US Building Permits declined between 2006 and 2009, reaching a trough on March 2009 of 513,000 building permits as sentiment in the US housing market drastically during the housing bubble. |
Report | New Residential Construction |
Category | Construction |
Region | United States |
Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
Last Value | 1.518M |
Latest Period | Feb 2024 |
Last Updated | Mar 19 2024, 08:32 EDT |
Next Release | Apr 16 2024, 08:30 EDT |
Average Growth Rate | 2.67% |
Value from Last Month | 1.489M |
Change from Last Month | 1.95% |
Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.482M |
Change from 1 Year Ago | 2.43% |
Frequency | Monthly |
Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
Download Source File | Upgrade |
Notes | Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Formerly 'US New Housing Permits' |
Related Indicators
US Economy |
ADP Employment Change | 140000.0 |
Effective Federal Funds Rate | 5.33% |
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 1.37% |
US Housing Starts MoM | 10.70% |
US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 76.50 |
US Inflation Rate | 3.15% |
US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 210000.0 |
US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 47.80 |
US Real GDP QoQ | 3.20% |
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 0.58% |
US Unemployment Rate | 3.90% |
US Housing |
15 Year Mortgage Rate | 6.21% |
30 Year Mortgage Rate | 6.87% |
US Building Permits MoM | 1.95% |
US Existing Home Sales MoM | 9.50% |
US Home Ownership Rate | 65.70% |
US Home Vacancy Rate | 0.90% |
US Housing Starts MoM | 10.70% |
US New Single Family Houses Sold | 662.00K |
US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | -0.30% |
US Pending Home Sales MoM | -4.87% |
US Pending Home Sales YoY | -8.83% |
US Rental Vacancy Rate | 6.60% |