United States Building Permits

Last Release

Nov 30, 2024

Actual

1,493

Units In

Thousand

1,419

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2,419 Dec 1972	513 Mar 2009	1,371.35 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 decreased by 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.483 million in December of 2024, beating market expectations of 1.46 million. Permits for buildings with five or more units dropped by 5.8% to an annualized rate of 437 thousand, while single-family permits increased by 1.6% to 992 thousand. Across different US regions, there were decreases in permits in Midwest (-1.4% to 215 thousand), and the West (-6.6% to 313 thousand), while increases were seen in the Northeast (5% to 147 thousand) and the South (1% to 808 thousand).