United States Construction Permits in United States

Oficina del Censo · Monthly · Importance 62

1,443 (Jul-26) ABS · thousands permits · Mensual · CSV
69 (Q3-26) QOQ · thousands permits · Trimestral · CSV
Recessions COVID recession
Periodthousands permits
Jul 2026 1,443
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 69
Jun 2026 -36
May 2026 -13
Apr 2026 60
Mar 2026 -177
Feb 2026 147
Jan 2026 -89
Dec 2025 68
Nov 2025 -4
Oct 2025 -26
Sep 2025 97
Aug 2025 -53
Jul 2025 1
Jun 2025 -17
May 2025 -29
Apr 2025 -47
Mar 2025 46
Feb 2025 -17
Jan 2025 -4
Dec 2024 -45
Nov 2024 77
Oct 2024 14
Sep 2024 -71
Aug 2024 44
Jul 2024 -11
Jun 2024 54
May 2024 -51
Apr 2024 -21
Mar 2024 -93
Feb 2024 22
Jan 2024 47
Dec 2023 -12
Nov 2023 -11
Oct 2023 -6
Sep 2023 -66
Aug 2023 66
Jul 2023 83
Jun 2023 -132
May 2023 97
Apr 2023 10
Mar 2023 -133
Feb 2023 187
Jan 2023 20
Dec 2022 -26
Nov 2022 -159
Oct 2022 -3
Sep 2022 21
Aug 2022 -142
Jul 2022 -19
Jun 2022 15
May 2022 -138
Apr 2022 -50
Mar 2022 53
Feb 2022 -77
Jan 2022 37
Dec 2021 116
Nov 2021 71
Oct 2021 50
Sep 2021 -91
Aug 2021 74

About this indicator

SourceU.S. Census Bureau
FrequencyMonthly
Release . (12:30 GMT)
What it isBuilding 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 calculatedThe 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 implicationsThe 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.
LimitationsHousing 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.