United States Building Permits

Last Release

Jun 30, 2024

Actual

1,454

Units In

Thousand

1,399

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,419 Dec 1972	513 Mar 2009	1,370.89 Thousand	1960-2024	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.

Latest Updates

Building permits in the United States rose by 3.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.454 million in June 2024, the highest in three months and above preliminary estimates of 1.446 million. Approvals of units in buildings with five units or more soared by 20.7% to a rate of 466 thousand (vs 19.2% to 460 thousand earlier reported). On the other hand, single-family authorizations went down by 1.8% to 939 thousand (vs 2.3% to 934 thousand). Across different US regions, there were increases in permits in the Midwest (15% to 207 thousand vs 15.6% to 208 thousand), and the South (4% to 810 thousand vs 2.8% to 801 thousand).