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United States Building permits 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Building permits in United States stood at 1,398 thousands of units in Sep 2026, according to Us Census Bureau. The latest value is down 3.2% from a year earlier (1,444 thousands of units in Sep 2025). Ten years earlier, in Sep 2016, the value was 1,303 thousands of units (up 7.3% since). The highest value since 1960 was 2,419 thousands of units in Dec 1972, the lowest 513 thousands of units in Mar 2009.

Data source: Us Census Bureau · Unit: thousands of units · Category: Real Estate · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:MonthlyCoverage:1960–2026

Key facts

What is the latest Building permits in United States?

Building permits in United States stood at 1,398 thousands of units in Sep 2026, according to Us Census Bureau.

Is Building permits in United States rising or falling?

The latest value is down 3.2% from a year earlier (1,444 thousands of units in Sep 2025). Ten years earlier, in Sep 2016, the value was 1,303 thousands of units (up 7.3% since).

What is the highest Building permits on record in United States?

The highest value since 1960 was 2,419 thousands of units in Dec 1972, the lowest 513 thousands of units in Mar 2009.

Metadata for Building permits in United States
IndicatorBuilding permits
CountryUnited States
CategoryReal Estate
Unitthousands of units
SourceUs Census Bureau
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Latest value: 1,398 thousands of units (2026-09-01)

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Source:U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development via Us Census Bureau — series PERMIT
License:U.S. government work, citation requested
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APA

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2026). Building permits — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/building-permits/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT

MLA

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Building permits — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/building-permits/USA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT.

Chicago

U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2026. "Building permits — United States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/building-permits/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_building_permits_usa,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development}},
  title = {{Building permits --- United States}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/building-permits/USA},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT}
}