US Building Permits:
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 1.42M, down from 1.474M last month and up from 1.326M one year ago. This is a change of -3.66% from last month and 7.09% from one year ago.
- Category: Construction
- Region: United States
- Report: Building Permits Survey
- Source: Census Bureau
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2019 | 1.42M |
| Nov. 30, 2019 | 1.474M |
| Oct. 31, 2019 | 1.461M |
| Sept. 30, 2019 | 1.391M |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 1.425M |
| July 31, 2019 | 1.317M |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.232M |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.299M |
| April 30, 2019 | 1.29M |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.288M |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | 1.287M |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 1.316M |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | 1.326M |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | 1.322M |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | 1.265M |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | 1.27M |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 1.249M |
| July 31, 2018 | 1.303M |
| June 30, 2018 | 1.292M |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.301M |
| April 30, 2018 | 1.364M |
| March 31, 2018 | 1.377M |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | 1.323M |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 1.366M |
| 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 |
| June 30, 2016 | 1.194M |
| May 31, 2016 | 1.192M |
| April 30, 2016 | 1.162M |
| March 31, 2016 | 1.115M |
| Feb. 29, 2016 | 1.195M |
| Jan. 31, 2016 | 1.193M |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | 1.218M |
| Nov. 30, 2015 | 1.267M |
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Stats
| Last Value | 1.42M |
| Latest Period | Dec 2019 |
| Last Updated | Jan 28 2020, 15:34 EST |
| Next Release | Feb 19 2020, 08:30 EST |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.54% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 1.326M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 7.09% |
| 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 | 290.91K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 1.58% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 2.37% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 16.95% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 100.90 |
| US Inflation Rate | 2.49% |
| US Initial Jobless Claims | 205000.0 |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 50.90 |
| US Real GDP Growth | 2.10% |
| US Retail Sales MoM | 0.14% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 3.60% |
