US Building Permits
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Basic Info
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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. US Building Permits is at a current level of 1.33M, down from 1.351M last month and down from 1.896M one year ago. This is a change of -1.55% from last month and -29.85% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.33M |
| Latest Period | Dec 2022 |
| Last Updated | Jan 19 2023, 08:33 EST |
| Next Release | Feb 16 2023, 08:30 EST |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.48% |
| Value from Last Month | 1.351M |
| Change from Last Month | -1.55% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.896M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -29.85% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
| Notes | Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Formerly 'US New Housing Permits' |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | 1.33M |
| November 30, 2022 | 1.351M |
| October 31, 2022 | 1.512M |
| September 30, 2022 | 1.564M |
| August 31, 2022 | 1.542M |
| July 31, 2022 | 1.685M |
| June 30, 2022 | 1.696M |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.695M |
| April 30, 2022 | 1.823M |
| March 31, 2022 | 1.879M |
| February 28, 2022 | 1.857M |
| January 31, 2022 | 1.841M |
| December 31, 2021 | 1.896M |
| November 30, 2021 | 1.729M |
| October 31, 2021 | 1.698M |
| September 30, 2021 | 1.615M |
| August 31, 2021 | 1.772M |
| July 31, 2021 | 1.655M |
| June 30, 2021 | 1.661M |
| May 31, 2021 | 1.691M |
| April 30, 2021 | 1.765M |
| March 31, 2021 | 1.773M |
| February 28, 2021 | 1.743M |
| January 31, 2021 | 1.843M |
| December 31, 2020 | 1.73M |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| December 31, 2019 | 1.439M |
| November 30, 2019 | 1.497M |
| October 31, 2019 | 1.52M |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.461M |
| August 31, 2019 | 1.485M |
| July 31, 2019 | 1.363M |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.303M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.349M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.33M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.317M |
| February 28, 2019 | 1.311M |
| January 31, 2019 | 1.253M |
| December 31, 2018 | 1.307M |
| November 30, 2018 | 1.325M |
Basic Info
|
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. US Building Permits is at a current level of 1.33M, down from 1.351M last month and down from 1.896M one year ago. This is a change of -1.55% from last month and -29.85% from one year ago. |
| Report | New Residential Construction |
| Category | Construction |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Census Bureau |
Stats
| Last Value | 1.33M |
| Latest Period | Dec 2022 |
| Last Updated | Jan 19 2023, 08:33 EST |
| Next Release | Feb 16 2023, 08:30 EST |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.48% |
| Value from Last Month | 1.351M |
| Change from Last Month | -1.55% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.896M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -29.85% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
| Download Source File | Download |
| Notes | Seasonally adjusted annual rate. Formerly 'US New Housing Permits' |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Employment Change | 106000.0 |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 4.58% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 5.63% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -1.36% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 64.90 |
| US Inflation Rate | 6.45% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 183000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 47.40 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 2.90% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | -1.15% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 3.40% |
| US Housing |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 5.14% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 6.09% |
| US Building Permits MoM | -1.55% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | -1.47% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 65.90% |
| US Home Vacancy Rate | 0.80% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -1.36% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 616.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 2.33% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | 2.53% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | -33.76% |
| US Rental Vacancy Rate | 5.80% |