United States Construction Permits in United States

U.S. Census Bureau · Monthly · Importance

1,433 (Jul-26) ABS · thousands permits · Monthly · CSV
59 (Jul-26) QOQ · thousands permits · Monthly · CSV
0.7% (Dec-99) MOM · % · Monthly · CSV
-3.4% (Dec-99) YOY · % · Monthly · CSV
Recessions COVID recession
Periodthousands permits
Jul 2026 1,433
Jun 2026 1,374
May 2026 1,410
Apr 2026 1,423
Mar 2026 1,363
Feb 2026 1,540
Jan 2026 1,393
Dec 2025 1,482
Nov 2025 1,414
Oct 2025 1,418
Sep 2025 1,444
Aug 2025 1,347
Jul 2025 1,400
Jun 2025 1,399
May 2025 1,416
Apr 2025 1,445
Mar 2025 1,492
Feb 2025 1,446
Jan 2025 1,463
Dec 2024 1,467
Nov 2024 1,512
Oct 2024 1,435
Sep 2024 1,421
Aug 2024 1,492
Jul 2024 1,448
Jun 2024 1,459
May 2024 1,405
Apr 2024 1,456
Mar 2024 1,477
Feb 2024 1,570
Jan 2024 1,548
Dec 2023 1,501
Nov 2023 1,513
Oct 2023 1,524
Sep 2023 1,530
Aug 2023 1,596
Jul 2023 1,530
Jun 2023 1,447
May 2023 1,579
Apr 2023 1,482
Mar 2023 1,472
Feb 2023 1,605
Jan 2023 1,418
Dec 2022 1,398
Nov 2022 1,424
Oct 2022 1,583
Sep 2022 1,586
Aug 2022 1,565
Jul 2022 1,707
Jun 2022 1,726
May 2022 1,711
Apr 2022 1,849
Mar 2022 1,899
Feb 2022 1,846
Jan 2022 1,923
Dec 2021 1,886
Nov 2021 1,770
Oct 2021 1,699
Sep 2021 1,649
Aug 2021 1,740
Periodthousands permits
Jul 2026 59
Period%
Dec 1999 0.7%
Nov 1999 1.4%
Oct 1999 6.3%
Sep 1999 -7.2%
Aug 1999 -0.7%
Jul 1999 -1.2%
Jun 1999 3.8%
May 1999 2.5%
Apr 1999 -3.9%
Mar 1999 -3.2%
Feb 1999 -0.7%
Jan 1999 -0.6%
Dec 1998 4.2%
Nov 1998 -2.7%
Oct 1998 9.0%
Sep 1998 -4.7%
Aug 1998 2.7%
Jul 1998 3.8%
Jun 1998 -0.2%
May 1998 0.5%
Apr 1998 -3.6%
Mar 1998 -2.6%
Feb 1998 5.9%
Jan 1998 6.8%
Dec 1997 -0.9%
Nov 1997 -2.0%
Oct 1997 0.3%
Sep 1997 3.1%
Aug 1997 0.6%
Jul 1997 2.7%
Jun 1997 -0.8%
May 1997 -0.5%
Apr 1997 -1.0%
Mar 1997 -0.6%
Feb 1997 4.6%
Jan 1997 -2.1%
Dec 1996 -0.1%
Nov 1996 4.0%
Oct 1996 -2.4%
Sep 1996 -1.5%
Aug 1996 -2.6%
Jul 1996 1.5%
Jun 1996 -1.9%
May 1996 -0.4%
Apr 1996 1.8%
Mar 1996 1.2%
Feb 1996 2.4%
Jan 1996 -3.8%
Dec 1995 0.8%
Nov 1995 2.1%
Oct 1995 -1.5%
Sep 1995 2.5%
Aug 1995 2.4%
Jul 1995 3.8%
Jun 1995 2.7%
May 1995 1.0%
Apr 1995 2.7%
Mar 1995 -2.2%
Feb 1995 -2.2%
Jan 1995 -8.2%
Period%
Dec 1999 -3.4%
Nov 1999 0.0%
Oct 1999 -4.1%
Sep 1999 -1.6%
Aug 1999 1.0%
Jul 1999 4.5%
Jun 1999 9.7%
May 1999 5.5%
Apr 1999 3.4%
Mar 1999 3.7%
Feb 1999 4.4%
Jan 1999 11.4%
Dec 1998 19.6%
Nov 1998 13.8%
Oct 1998 14.7%
Sep 1998 5.6%
Aug 1998 14.1%
Jul 1998 11.8%
Jun 1998 10.6%
May 1998 9.9%
Apr 1998 8.9%
Mar 1998 11.8%
Feb 1998 14.0%
Jan 1998 12.5%
Dec 1997 3.2%
Nov 1997 4.0%
Oct 1997 10.4%
Sep 1997 7.3%
Aug 1997 2.5%
Jul 1997 -0.7%
Jun 1997 -1.9%
May 1997 -3.0%
Apr 1997 -2.9%
Mar 1997 -0.1%
Feb 1997 1.8%
Jan 1997 -0.4%
Dec 1996 -2.1%
Nov 1996 -1.3%
Oct 1996 -3.0%
Sep 1996 -2.0%
Aug 1996 1.9%
Jul 1996 7.1%
Jun 1996 9.5%
May 1996 14.6%
Apr 1996 16.2%
Mar 1996 17.2%
Feb 1996 13.2%
Jan 1996 8.2%
Dec 1995 3.3%
Nov 1995 6.7%
Oct 1995 0.2%
Sep 1995 0.6%
Aug 1995 0.7%
Jul 1995 1.4%
Jun 1995 -3.8%
May 1995 -9.0%
Apr 1995 -9.6%
Mar 1995 -8.6%
Feb 1995 -1.2%
Jan 1995 -7.8%

About this indicator

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Frequency
Monthly
What it is
Building Permits are the number of licenses to build, granted in a given period. These permits are not required in all US counties, so that only those areas where it is obligatory to obtain a building license included.
How it's calculated
The calculation is made from reports provided by local licensing office building. The survey covers about 9,000 of the 20,000 offices in the US. It is done on a monthly basis.
Market implications
The evolution of this indicator reflects the evolution of the Construction industry sector with great impact on the local economy in terms of employment, income, industry associated secondary industries, among others.
Limitations
Housing construction does not always start the same month in which the license is granted, so the indicator does not accurately reflect the number of homes whose construction has begun in the month for which data are published.