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US Building Permits
It's an excellent gauge of future construction activity because obtaining a permit is among the first steps in constructing a new building;
While this is monthly data, it's reported in an annualized format (monthly figure x12);
- US Building Permits Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jun 16, 2026 | 1.41M | 1.42M |
1.42M |
| May 21, 2026 | 1.44M | 1.38M | 1.37M |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.37M | 1.39M | 1.54M |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.54M |
1.39M | |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 1.38M | 1.42M | 1.45M |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 1.45M | 1.40M | 1.39M |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 1.39M | 1.41M | |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 1.41M | 1.35M | 1.42M |
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- US Building Permits News
From economics.bmo.com|Jun 16, 2026|2 commentsFirmer building permits and single-family starts are two reasons to dismiss the sharp plunge in overall housing starts in May. Starts sank 15.4% to 1.177 million annualized, the lowest level since the pandemic shutdowns. This followed a sharp downward revision to April's level, when starts fell 8.5%. However, most of the weakness in May was in volatile multiple-units, which cratered 40.2%, among the sharpest declines on record. Singles also fell, but by a lesser 1.9%, and remain close to long-run norms. In addition, building permits ...
From census.gov|Jun 16, 2026|1 commentThe U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for May 2026: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,413,000. This is 0.7 percent below the revised April rate of 1,423,000 and is 0.2 percent below the May 2025 rate of 1,416,000. Single-family authorizations in May were at a rate of 886,000; this is 0.6 percent above the revised April figure of 881,000. ...
- From census.gov|May 21, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2026: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,442,000. This is 5.8 percent above the revised March rate of 1,363,000, but is 0.2 percent below the April 2025 rate of 1,445,000. Singlefamily authorizations in April were at a rate of 872,000; this is 2.6 percent below the revised March figure of ...
- From census.gov|Apr 29, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for March 2026: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,372,000. This is 10.8 percent below the revised February rate of 1,538,000 and is 7.4 percent below the March 2025 rate of 1,481,000. Single-family authorizations in March were at a rate of 895,000; this is 3.8 percent below the revised February figure ...
- From census.gov|Apr 29, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for March 2026: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,372,000. This is 10.8 percent below the revised February rate of 1,538,000 and is 7.4 percent below the March 2025 rate of 1,481,000. Single-family authorizations in March were at a rate of 895,000; this is 3.8 percent below the revised February figure ...
From census.gov|Mar 12, 2026The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for January 2026. Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,376,000. This is 5.4 percent below the revised December rate of 1,455,000 and is 5.8 percent below the January 2025 rate of 1,460,000. Single-family authorizations in January were at a rate of 873,000; this is 0.9 percent below the revised December ...
- From census.gov|Feb 18, 2026|5 comments
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for December 2025: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,448,000. This is 4.3 percent above the revised November rate of 1,388,000, but is 2.2 percent below the December 2024 rate of 1,480,000. Single-family authorizations in December were at a rate of 881,000; this is 1.7 percent below the revised ...
- From census.gov|Feb 18, 2026|5 comments
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for December 2025: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,448,000. This is 4.3 percent above the revised November rate of 1,388,000, but is 2.2 percent below the December 2024 rate of 1,480,000. Single-family authorizations in December were at a rate of 881,000; this is 1.7 percent below the revised ...
- From census.gov|Jan 9, 2026
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,412,000. This is 0.2 percent below the revised September rate of 1,415,000 and is 1.1 percent below the October 2024 rate of 1,428,000. Single-family authorizations in October were at a rate of 876,000; this is 0.5 percent below the revised September figure of 880,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 481,000 in October. Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a ...
- From census.gov|Jan 9, 2026
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,412,000. This is 0.2 percent below the revised September rate of 1,415,000 and is 1.1 percent below the October 2024 rate of 1,428,000. Single-family authorizations in October were at a rate of 876,000; this is 0.5 percent below the revised September figure of 880,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 481,000 in October. Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a ...
From wellsfargo.bluematrix.com|Sep 17, 2025|2 commentsOverall housing starts slipped by 8.5% in September, driven by declines in both single-family and multifamily starts. A downtrend in single-family starts remains the largest drag as builders try to right-size elevated inventory amid a weak demand environment. But multifamily starts also retreated substantially, coinciding with a descent in the number of apartments under construction to the lowest level since August 2021. Perhaps more telling, overall housing permits retreated by 3.7% in August, the fifth consecutive decline. An ...
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