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United States Building Permits
Last Release
May 31, 2025
Actual
1,394
Units In
Thousand
Previous
1,422
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
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Time to Release
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Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
2,419 Dec 1972 | 513 Mar 2009 | 1,371.97 Thousand | 1960-2025 | U.S. Census Bureau |
Building Permits refer to the approvals given by a local jurisdictions before the construction of a new or existing building can legally occur. Not all areas of the United States require a permit for construction.
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Building permits in the United States increased by 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.397 million in June 2025, above market expectations of 1.39 million. Permits for buildings with five or more units rose by 8.1% to an annualized rate of 478 thousand, while single-family permits decreased by 3.7% to 866 thousand. Regionally, permits increased in the South (4.4% to 775 thousand), and were flat in the Midwest (at 217 thousand), but declined in the Northeast (-11.4% to 109 thousand) and the West (-5.1% to 296 thousand).
United States Building Permits History
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