Building permits in the United States rose by 5.2% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.493 million in November of 2024, revised lower from initial estimates of 1.505 million. It was still the sharpest increase since February 2023, lifting permits to their highest annualized level since February 2024. Single-family permits rose by 0.5% to an annualized rate of 976 thousand, while permits for buildings with five or more units soared by 17.8% to 464 thousand. Across different US regions, there were increases in permits in the South (6% to 800 thousand), Midwest (11.2% to 218 thousand), and the West (2.8% to 335 thousand), while decreases were seen in the Northeast (-1.4% to 140 thousand. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Building Permits in the United States increased to 1493 Thousand in November from 1419 Thousand in October of 2024. Building Permits in the United States averaged 1373.16 Thousand from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 2419.00 Thousand in December of 1972 and a record low of 513.00 Thousand in March of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Building Permits - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Building Permits in the United States increased to 1493 Thousand in November from 1419 Thousand in October of 2024. Building Permits in the United States is expected to be 1670.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-18 01:30 PM Building Permits Prel Nov 1.505M 1.419M 1.43M 1.437M
2024-12-23 02:30 PM Building Permits Final Nov 1.493M 1.419M 1.505M 1.505M
2025-01-17 01:30 PM Building Permits Prel Dec 1.493M 1.48M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 1493.00 1419.00 Thousand Nov 2024
Building Permits MoM 5.20 -0.40 percent Nov 2024
Construction Spending MoM 0.00 0.40 percent Nov 2024
Home Ownership Rate 65.60 65.60 percent Jun 2024
Housing Starts 1289.00 1312.00 Thousand units Nov 2024
Housing Starts MoM -1.80 -3.20 percent Nov 2024
Housing Starts Multi Family 264.00 348.00 Thousand units Nov 2024
Housing Starts Single Family 1011.00 950.00 Thousand units Nov 2024
New Home Sales 664.00 627.00 Thousand units Nov 2024
New Home Sales MoM 5.90 -14.80 percent Nov 2024

United States Building Permits
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1493.00 1419.00 2419.00 513.00 1960 - 2024 Thousand Monthly
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US Building Permits Revised Lower
Building permits in the United States rose by 5.2% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.493 million in November of 2024, revised lower from initial estimates of 1.505 million. It was still the sharpest increase since February 2023, lifting permits to their highest annualized level since February 2024. Single-family permits rose by 0.5% to an annualized rate of 976 thousand, while permits for buildings with five or more units soared by 17.8% to 464 thousand. Across different US regions, there were increases in permits in the South (6% to 800 thousand), Midwest (11.2% to 218 thousand), and the West (2.8% to 335 thousand), while decreases were seen in the Northeast (-1.4% to 140 thousand
2024-12-23
US Building Permits Rise the Most in 21 Months
Building permits in the United States soared by 6.1% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.505 million in November of 2024, erasing the 0.4% decline from the previous month and firmly above market expectations that it would have risen to 1.43 million. It was the sharpest increase since February 2023, lifting permits to their highest annualized level since February 2024. Single-family permits rose by 0.1% to an annualized rate of 972 thousand, while permits for building with five or more units soared by 22.1% to 481 thousand. These were enough to offset the 3.7% drop in buildings of two to four units, which totaled a rate of 52 thousand. Permits grew in all regions of the US, including the South (5.7% to 798 thousand), Midwest (10.7% to 217 thousand), the Northeast (11.3% to 158 thousand), and the West (1.8% to 332 thousand).
2024-12-18
US Building Permits Revised Slightly Higher
Building permits in the United States fell by 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.419 million in October 2024, revised slightly higher from initial estimates of 1.416 million. Approvals of units in buildings with five units or more tumbled 2.7% to 394 thousand and single-family authorizations went up 0.8% to 971 thousand. Across different US regions, there were decreases in permits in the Midwest (-2.5% to 196 thousand), the South (-1.4% to 755 thousand), and the West (-1.5% to 326 thousand), while increases were reported in the Northeast (11.8% to 142 thousand).
2024-11-26