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Building Permits High Impact

United States · 173 historical releases · 156 with estimates

United States Surprise Index: +1.2 ▬ View Details →
Latest Actual
1.386
Building Permits (Jan)
Previous
1.455
Change
-0.069
Historical Avg
127.01
173 releases
Range
-20.8 — 1343.0
Low — High
Beat Rate
49.4%
77 of 156
Miss Rate
47.4%
74 of 156
Historical Releases
All Releases 191
Date Period Actual Estimate Previous Change Surprise %
2026-05-19 Building Permits (Apr)
2026-04-23 Building Permits (Mar)
2026-04-17 Building Permits (Mar)
2026-03-19 Building Permits (Jan) 1.386 1.376 1.455 -0.069 +0.73%
2026-03-12 Building Permits (Jan) -5.4 -1.5 4.8 -10.2 -260.0%
2026-02-26 Building Permits (Jan)
2026-02-20 Building Permits (Dec) 1.455 1.448 1.388 +0.067 +0.48%
2026-02-20 Building Permits (Nov) -1.6 -0.3 -1.3
2026-02-18 Building Permits (Jan)
2026-02-18 Building Permits (Dec) 4.3 -0.2 -1.6 +5.9 +2250.0%
2026-02-18 Building Permits (Nov) -1.6 1.388 -0.3 -1.3 -215.27%
2026-01-21 Building Permits (Dec)
2026-01-13 Building Permits (Oct) 1.411 1.412 1.415 -0.004 -0.07%
2026-01-09 Building Permits (Oct) -0.2 0.7 6.4 -6.6 -128.57%
2026-01-09 Building Permits (Sep) 6.4 0.8 -2.3 +8.7 +700.0%
2025-12-23 Building Permits (Sep) -2.3
2025-12-23 Building Permits (Nov) 1.31
2025-12-16 Building Permits (Oct) 0.7
2025-12-16 Building Permits (Sep) 1.34 1.33
2025-12-16 Building Permits (Nov) 1.31
2025-11-26 Building Permits (Sep) 1.34 1.33
2025-11-26 Building Permits (Oct) 0.7
2025-11-19 Building Permits (Oct) 0.7
2025-11-19 Building Permits (Sep) 0.8 -2.3
2025-10-24 Building Permits (Sep) 1.33
2025-10-17 Building Permits (Sep) 0.8 -2.3
2025-09-17 Building Permits (Aug) 1.312 1.37 1.362 -0.05 -4.23%
2025-08-25 Building Permits (Jul) -2.2 -2.8 -0.1 -2.1 +21.43%
2025-07-24 Building Permits (Jun) -0.1 0.2 -2.0 +1.9 -150.0%
2025-06-25 Building Permits (May) 1.394 1.393 1.422 -0.028 +0.07%
2025-06-18 Building Permits (May) -2.0 -1.5 -4.0 +2.0 -33.33%
2025-05-23 Building Permits (Apr) 1.422 1.412 1.481 -0.059 +0.71%
2025-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) 1.412 1.45 1.481 -0.069 -2.62%
2025-04-17 Building Permits (Mar) 1.482 1.45 1.459 +0.023 +2.21%
2025-03-25 Building Permits (Feb) 1.459 1.456 1.473 -0.014 +0.21%
2025-02-27 Building Permits (Jan) 0.1 -0.7
2025-02-26 Building Permits (Jan) -0.6 0.1 -0.7 +0.1 -700.0%
2025-01-27 Building Permits (Dec) -0.7 -0.7 5.2 -5.9 0.0%
2024-12-23 Building Permits (Nov) 5.2 6.1 -0.4 +5.6 -14.75%
2024-12-18 Building Permits (Nov) 6.1 1.3 -0.4 +6.5 +369.23%
2024-11-26 Building Permits (Oct) 1.419 1.416 1.425 -0.006 +0.21%
2024-11-19 Building Permits (Oct) -0.6 2.5 -3.1 +2.5 -124.0%
2024-10-24 Building Permits (Sep) 1.425 1.428 1.47 -0.045 -0.21%
2024-10-18 Building Permits (Sep) 1.428 1.46 1.47 -0.042 -2.19%
2024-09-25 Building Permits (Aug) 1.47 1.475 1.406 +0.064 -0.34%
2024-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 1.396 1.43 1.454 -0.058 -2.38%
2024-07-24 Building Permits (Jun) 1.454 1.446 1.399 +0.055 +0.55%
2024-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) 3.4 0.5 -2.8 +6.2 +580.0%
2024-06-20 Building Permits (May) 1.386 1.45 1.44 -0.054 -4.41%
2024-05-23 Building Permits (Apr) -3.0 -3.0 -3.7 +0.7 0.0%
2024-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) -3.0 -0.2 -3.7 +0.7 -1400.0%
2024-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) -4.3 -0.7 2.3 -6.6 -514.29%
2024-03-19 Building Permits (Feb) 1.9 -0.2 -0.3 +2.2 +1050.0%
2024-02-16 Building Permits (Jan) 1.47 1.509 1.493 -0.023 -2.58%
2024-01-18 Building Permits (Dec) 1.495 1.48 1.467 +0.028 +1.01%
2023-12-22 Building Permits (Nov) 1.467 1.46 1.498 -0.031 +0.48%
2023-12-19 Building Permits (Nov) -2.5 -1.2 1.8 -4.3 -108.33%
2023-11-27 Building Permits (Oct) 1.498 1.487 1.471 +0.027 +0.74%
2023-11-17 Building Permits (Oct) 1.487 1.45 1.471 +0.016 +2.55%
2023-10-18 Building Permits (Sep) 1.473 1.45 1.541 -0.068 +1.59%
2023-09-19 Building Permits (Aug) 6.9 6.9 0.1 +6.8 0.0%
2023-08-23 Building Permits (Jul) 1.443 1.442 1.441 +0.002 +0.07%
2023-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 0.1 1.1 -3.7 +3.8 -90.91%
2023-07-26 Building Permits (Jun) 1.441 1.44 1.496 -0.055 +0.07%
2023-07-19 Building Permits (Jun) 1.44 1.49 1.496 -0.056 -3.36%
2023-06-27 Building Permits (May) 1.496 1.491 1.417 +0.079 +0.34%
2023-06-20 Building Permits (May) 1.491 1.42 1.417 +0.074 +5.0%
2023-05-17 Building Permits (Apr) -1.5 -1.5 -3.0 +1.5 0.0%
2023-04-18 Building Permits (Mar) 1.413 1.45 1.55 -0.137 -2.55%
2023-03-16 Building Permits (Feb) 1.524 1.34 1.339 +0.185 +13.73%
2023-02-16 Building Permits (Jan) 1.339 1.35 1.337 +0.002 -0.81%
2023-01-19 Building Permits (Dec) 1.33 1.37 1.351 -0.021 -2.92%
2022-12-23 Building Permits (Nov) -10.6 -11.2 -3.3 -7.3 +5.36%
2022-12-20 Building Permits (Nov) 1.342 1.485 1.512 -0.17 -9.63%
2022-11-17 Building Permits (Oct) 1.526 1.526 1.564 -0.038 0.0%
2022-10-19 Building Permits (Sep) 1.564 1.53 1.542 +0.022 +2.22%
2022-09-20 Building Permits (Aug) -10.0 -3.0 -0.6 -9.4 -233.33%
2022-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) -1.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.4 -8.33%
2022-07-19 Building Permits (Jun) -0.6 -1.0 -7.0 +6.4 +40.0%
2022-06-16 Building Permits (May) 1.695 1.785 1.823 -0.128 -5.04%
2022-05-18 Building Permits (Apr) -3.2 1.82 1.2 -4.4 -275.82%
2022-04-19 Building Permits (Mar) 0.4 -3.0 -1.6 +2.0 +113.33%
2022-03-17 Building Permits (Feb) 1.859 1.85 1.895 -0.036 +0.49%
2022-02-17 Building Permits (Jan) 1.899 1.76 1.885 +0.014 +7.9%
2022-01-19 Building Permits (Dec) 1.873 1.701 1.717 +0.156 +10.11%
2021-12-16 Building Permits (Nov) 1.712 1.663 1.653 +0.059 +2.95%
2021-11-17 Building Permits (Oct) 4.0 4.5 -7.8 +11.8 -11.11%
2021-10-19 Building Permits (Sep) -7.7 1.69 5.6 -13.3 -555.62%
2021-09-21 Building Permits (Aug) 6.0 -1.8 2.3 +3.7 +433.33%
2021-08-18 Building Permits (Jul) 2.6 1.0 -5.3 +7.9 +160.0%
2021-07-20 Building Permits (Jun) -5.1 1.7 -2.9 -2.2 -400.0%
2021-06-16 Building Permits (May) -3.0 1.75 -1.3 -1.7 -271.43%
2021-05-18 Building Permits (Apr) 0.3 1.75 1.7 -1.4 -82.86%
2021-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) 2.7 1.77 -8.8 +11.5 +52.54%
2021-03-17 Building Permits (Feb) -10.8 -7.2 10.7 -21.5 -50.0%
2021-02-18 Building Permits (Jan) 1.881 1.678 1.704 +0.177 +12.1%
2021-01-21 Building Permits (Dec) 4.5 0.1 5.9 -1.4 +4400.0%
2020-12-17 Building Permits (Nov) 6.2 0.1 -0.1 +6.3 +6100.0%
2020-11-18 Building Permits (Oct) 1.545 1.565 4.7 -4.7 -1.28%
2020-10-20 Building Permits (Sep) 1.553 1.52 1.476 +0.077 +2.17%
2020-09-17 Building Permits (Aug) 1.47 1.52 1.483 -0.013 -3.29%
2020-08-18 Building Permits (Jul) 18.8 2.8 3.5 +15.3 +571.43%
2020-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) 2.1 2.5 14.1 -12.0 -16.0%
2020-06-17 Building Permits (May) 14.4 12.4 -21.4 +35.8 +16.13%
2020-05-19 Building Permits (Apr) -20.8 -28.9 -5.7 -15.1 +28.03%
2020-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) -6.8 1.294 -6.3 -0.5 -625.5%
2020-03-18 Building Permits (Feb) 1.464 1.5 1.55 -0.086 -2.4%
2020-02-19 Building Permits (Jan) 9.2 1.451 -3.7 +12.9 +534.05%
2020-01-17 Building Permits (Dec) -3.9 -1.9 0.9 -4.8 -105.26%
2019-12-17 Building Permits (Nov) 1.482 1.41 1.461 +0.021 +5.11%
2019-11-19 Building Permits (Oct) 5.0 -1.8 -2.4 +7.4 +377.78%
2019-10-17 Building Permits (Sep) -2.7 -26.0 7.7 -10.4 +89.62%
2019-09-18 Building Permits (Aug) 7.7 -3.0 6.9 +0.8 +356.67%
2019-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 8.4 3.1 -5.2 +13.6 +170.97%
2019-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) 1.22 1.3 1.299 -0.079 -6.15%
2019-06-18 Building Permits (May) 0.3 1.5 0.2 +0.1 -80.0%
2019-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) 0.6 0.5 -0.2 +0.8 +20.0%
2019-04-19 Building Permits (Mar) -1.7 0.3 -2.0 +0.3 -666.67%
2019-03-26 Building Permits (Feb) 1.296 1.3 1.317 -0.021 -0.31%
2019-03-08 Building Permits (Jan) 1.4 -2.9 0.3 +1.1 +148.28%
2019-02-26 Building Permits (Dec) 0.3 -2.9 4.5 -4.2 +110.34%
2018-12-18 Building Permits (Nov) 1.328 1.259 1.265 +0.063 +5.48%
2018-11-20 Building Permits (Oct) -0.6 -0.8 1.7 -2.3 +25.0%
2018-10-17 Building Permits (Sep) -0.6 2.1 -5.7 +5.1 -128.57%
2018-09-19 Building Permits (Aug) -5.7 -0.1 0.9 -6.6 -5600.0%
2018-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 1.5 1.4 -0.7 +2.2 +7.14%
2018-07-18 Building Permits (Jun) 1.273 1.33 1.301 -0.028 -4.29%
2018-06-19 Building Permits (May) -4.6 -1.4 -1.8 -2.8 -228.57%
2018-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) -1.8 4.1 -5.9
2018-04-17 Building Permits (Mar) 2.5 0.7 -4.1 +6.6 +257.14%
2018-03-16 Building Permits (Feb) -5.7 5.9 -11.6
2018-02-16 Building Permits (Jan) 7.4 -0.2 +7.6
2018-01-18 Building Permits (Dec) -0.1 -1.0 +0.9
2017-12-19 Building Permits (Nov) 1298.0 1280.0 1316.0 -18.0 +1.41%
2017-11-17 Building Permits (Oct) 5.9 2.0 -3.7 +9.6 +195.0%
2017-10-18 Building Permits (Sep) -4.5 -2.9 3.4 -7.9 -55.17%
2017-09-19 Building Permits (Aug) 5.7 -0.8 -3.5 +9.2 +812.5%
2017-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) -4.1 -2.0 9.2 -13.3 -105.0%
2017-07-19 Building Permits (Jun) 1254.0 1200.0 1168.0 +86.0 +4.5%
2017-06-16 Building Permits (May) 1168.0 1247.0 1228.0 -60.0 -6.34%
2017-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) -2.5 0.2 3.4 -5.9 -1350.0%
2017-04-18 Building Permits (Mar) 3.6 2.8 -6.0 +9.6 +28.57%
2017-03-16 Building Permits (Feb) -6.2 -2.6 5.3 -11.5 -138.46%
2017-02-16 Building Permits (Jan) 4.6 0.2 1.3 +3.3 +2200.0%
2017-01-19 Building Permits (Dec) -0.2 1.1 -3.8 +3.6 -118.18%
2016-12-16 Building Permits (Nov) -4.7 2.9 -7.6
2016-11-17 Building Permits (Oct) 0.3 -2.9 6.3 -6.0 +110.34%
2016-10-19 Building Permits (Sep) 1225.0 1165.0 1152.0 +73.0 +5.15%
2016-09-20 Building Permits (Aug) -0.4 2.5 -0.8 +0.4 -116.0%
2016-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 1152.0 1160.0 1153.0 -1.0 -0.69%
2016-07-19 Building Permits (Jun) 1.5 0.6 0.7 +0.8 +150.0%
2016-06-17 Building Permits (May) 0.7 4.9 -4.2
2016-05-17 Building Permits (Apr) 3.6 4.3 -7.3 +10.9 -16.28%
2016-04-19 Building Permits (Mar) -7.7 -2.2 -5.5
2016-03-16 Building Permits (Feb) -3.1 -0.1 -0.2 -2.9 -3000.0%
2016-02-17 Building Permits (Jan) 1202.0 1200.0 1204.0 -2.0 +0.17%
2016-01-20 Building Permits (Dec) 1232.0 1200.0 1282.0 -50.0 +2.67%
2015-12-16 Building Permits (Nov) 11.0 -1.0 4.1 +6.9 +1200.0%
2015-11-18 Building Permits (Oct) 4.1 3.1 -4.8 +8.9 +32.26%
2015-10-20 Building Permits (Sep) -5.0 2.7 -7.7
2015-09-17 Building Permits (Aug) 3.5 -16.3 +19.8
2015-08-18 Building Permits (Jul) -16.3
2015-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) 1343.0 1150.0 +16.78%
2015-06-16 Building Permits (May) 11.8
2015-05-19 Building Permits (Apr) 10.1
2015-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) -5.7
2015-03-17 Building Permits (Feb) 1092.0 1065.0 1060.0 +32.0 +2.54%
2015-02-18 Building Permits (Jan) -0.7
2015-01-21 Building Permits (Dec) 1032.0 1055.0 1052.0 -20.0 -2.18%
2014-12-16 Building Permits (Nov) -5.2
2014-11-19 Building Permits (Oct) 1080.0 1040.0 1031.0 +49.0 +3.85%
2014-10-17 Building Permits (Sep) 1018.0 1030.0 -1.17%
2014-09-18 Building Permits (Aug) -5.6 -0.4 8.6 -14.2 -1300.0%
2014-08-19 Building Permits (Jul) 8.1 2.5 -4.2 +12.3 +224.0%
2014-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) -4.2 4.2 -200.0%
2014-06-17 Building Permits (May) -6.4 -0.1 8.0 -14.4 -6300.0%
2014-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) 1080.0 1010.0 +6.93%
2014-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) 990.0 1020.0 -2.94%
2014-03-18 Building Permits (Feb) -7.7 1.6 -5.4 -2.3 -581.25%
2014-02-19 Building Permits (Jan) -5.4 -1.8 -3.0 -2.4 -200.0%
2014-01-17 Building Permits (Dec) 986.0 1015.0 1017.0 -31.0 -2.86%
2013-12-18 Building Permits (Nov) 1007.0 990.0 +1.72%
2013-11-26 Building Permits (Oct) 6.2 5.2 +1.0
2013-11-26 Building Permits (Sep) 974.0 930.0 926.0 +48.0 +4.73%
2013-09-18 Building Permits (Aug) 926.0 950.0 954.0 -28.0 -2.53%
2013-08-16 Building Permits (Jul) 0.943 0.95 -0.74%
2013-07-17 Building Permits (Jun) 0.911 1.0 0.985 -0.074 -8.9%
2013-06-18 Building Permits (May) 0.974 0.98 1.005 -0.031 -0.61%
2013-05-16 Building Permits (Apr) 1.017 0.95 +7.05%
2013-04-16 Building Permits (Mar) 902.0 943.0 -4.35%
2013-03-19 Building Permits (Feb) 946.0 928.0 904.0 +42.0 +1.94%

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