US Building Permits:
US Building Permits is at a current level of 1.47M, down from 1.483M last month and down from 1.471M one year ago. This is a change of -0.88% from last month and -0.07% 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.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: New Residential Construction
- Source: Census Bureau
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2020 | 1.47M |
| July 31, 2020 | 1.483M |
| June 30, 2020 | 1.258M |
| May 31, 2020 | 1.216M |
| April 30, 2020 | 1.066M |
| March 31, 2020 | 1.356M |
| Feb. 29, 2020 | 1.438M |
| Jan. 31, 2020 | 1.536M |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | 1.457M |
| Nov. 30, 2019 | 1.51M |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | 1.503M |
| Sept. 30, 2019 | 1.437M |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 1.471M |
| July 31, 2019 | 1.366M |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.273M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.338M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.33M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.327M |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | 1.305M |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 1.316M |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | 1.334M |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | 1.319M |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | 1.267M |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | 1.29M |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 1.258M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.331M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.317M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.33M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.387M |
| March 31, 2018 | 1.406M |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | 1.339M |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 1.384M |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | 1.30M |
| Nov. 30, 2017 | 1.314M |
| Oct. 31, 2017 | 1.349M |
| Sept. 30, 2017 | 1.261M |
| Aug. 31, 2017 | 1.315M |
| July 31, 2017 | 1.255M |
| June 30, 2017 | 1.317M |
| May 31, 2017 | 1.205M |
| April 30, 2017 | 1.255M |
| March 31, 2017 | 1.279M |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | 1.248M |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | 1.329M |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 1.263M |
| Nov. 30, 2016 | 1.249M |
| Oct. 31, 2016 | 1.276M |
| Sept. 30, 2016 | 1.276M |
| Aug. 31, 2016 | 1.195M |
| July 31, 2016 | 1.185M |
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Stats
| Last Value | 1.47M |
| Latest Period | Aug 2020 |
| Last Updated | Sep 17 2020, 08:31 EDT |
| Next Release | Oct 20 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.67% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.471M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -0.07% |
| 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 Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 428.36K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.09% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 11.19% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -5.09% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 78.90 |
| US Inflation Rate | 1.31% |
| US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance | 860000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 56.00 |
| US Real GDP Growth | -31.70% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 0.56% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 8.40% |
| US Housing | |
| 15 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.37% |
| 30 Year Mortgage Rate | 2.86% |
| US Building Permits MoM | -0.88% |
| US Existing Home Sales MoM | 24.68% |
| US Home Ownership Rate | 67.90% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -5.09% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | 901.00K |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold MoM | 13.91% |
| US Pending Home Sales MoM | 5.90% |
| US Pending Home Sales YoY | 15.52% |
