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Building Permits Low Impact

South Africa · 79 historical releases · 78 with estimates

South Africa Surprise Index: +1.5 ▼ View Details →
Latest Actual
-14.3
Building Permits (Dec)
Previous
5.7
Change
-20.0
Historical Avg
7.3
79 releases
Range
-83.7 — 559.4
Low — High
Beat Rate
43.6%
34 of 78
Miss Rate
56.4%
44 of 78
Historical Releases
All Releases 82
Date Period Actual Estimate Previous Change Surprise %
2026-04-23 Building Permits (Feb)
2026-03-19 Building Permits (Jan) -12.7 -14.3
2026-02-19 Building Permits (Dec) -14.3 -8.0 5.7 -20.0 -78.75%
2026-01-22 Building Permits (Nov) 5.8 2.1 +176.19%
2025-12-11 Building Permits (Oct) -6.9 1.6 2.0 -8.9 -531.25%
2025-11-20 Building Permits (Sep) 0.3 -9.3 2.1 -1.8 +103.23%
2025-10-16 Building Permits (Aug) -8.8 0.8 -5.3 -3.5 -1200.0%
2025-09-18 Building Permits (Jul) -4.7 -12.0 -12.5 +7.8 +60.83%
2025-08-21 Building Permits (Jun) -13.3 18.0 13.2 -26.5 -173.89%
2025-07-17 Building Permits (May) 13.2 -12.0 -20.7 +33.9 +210.0%
2025-06-19 Building Permits (Apr) -20.8 1.0 -4.6 -16.2 -2180.0%
2025-05-22 Building Permits (Mar) -6.7 -14.0 -8.4 +1.7 +52.14%
2025-04-17 Building Permits (Feb) -9.0 25.6 33.2 -42.2 -135.16%
2025-03-20 Building Permits (Jan) 31.8 7.0 13.8 +18.0 +354.29%
2025-02-20 Building Permits (Dec) 12.4 18.0 -1.5 +13.9 -31.11%
2025-01-23 Building Permits (Nov) -2.0 23.0 21.6 -23.6 -108.7%
2024-12-12 Building Permits (Oct) 21.6 17.0 19.3 +2.3 +27.06%
2024-11-21 Building Permits (Sep) 19.4 3.8 -1.5 +20.9 +410.53%
2024-11-15 Building Permits (Sep)
2024-10-18 Building Permits (Aug) -1.5 3.9 6.7 -8.2 -138.46%
2024-09-19 Building Permits (Jul) 5.5 6.0 -31.8 +37.3 -8.33%
2024-08-15 Building Permits (Jun) -31.8 -20.0 -15.3 -16.5 -59.0%
2024-07-18 Building Permits (May) -14.6 4.0 2.9 -17.5 -465.0%
2024-06-20 Building Permits (Apr) 2.4 -8.5 -7.8 +10.2 +128.24%
2024-05-16 Building Permits (Mar) -7.8 -12.0 -8.1 +0.3 +35.0%
2024-04-18 Building Permits (Feb) -17.6 -18.0 -13.5 -4.1 +2.22%
2024-03-19 Building Permits (Jan) -14.7 -10.0 -16.1 +1.4 -47.0%
2024-02-15 Building Permits (Dec) -16.1 8.5 -26.0 +9.9 -289.41%
2024-01-18 Building Permits (Nov) -26.6 -25.0 -22.6 -4.0 -6.4%
2023-12-14 Building Permits (Oct) -23.3 -20.0 -22.5 -0.8 -16.5%
2023-11-16 Building Permits (Sep) -22.1 -23.0 -25.3 +3.2 +3.91%
2023-10-19 Building Permits (Aug) -25.6 6.9 -17.3 -8.3 -471.01%
2023-09-21 Building Permits (Jul) -17.3 -8.0 14.7 -32.0 -116.25%
2023-08-17 Building Permits (Jun) 10.8 -16.0 -12.0 +22.8 +167.5%
2023-07-20 Building Permits (May) -12.0 1.3 4.4 -16.4 -1023.08%
2023-06-15 Building Permits (Apr) 3.7 5.0 -17.4 +21.1 -26.0%
2023-05-18 Building Permits (Mar) -18.0 10.0 12.7 -30.7 -280.0%
2023-04-20 Building Permits (Feb) 8.6 -55.0 -40.0 +48.6 +115.64%
2023-03-16 Building Permits (Jan) -40.4 -15.0 -11.5 -28.9 -169.33%
2023-02-16 Building Permits (Dec) -11.5 6.0 13.4 -24.9 -291.67%
2023-01-19 Building Permits (Nov) 8.7 4.0 8.9 -0.2 +117.5%
2022-12-15 Building Permits (Oct) 8.0 7.4 9.9 -1.9 +8.11%
2022-11-18 Building Permits (Sep) 8.6 20.0 12.6 -4.0 -57.0%
2022-10-20 Building Permits (Aug) 15.7 10.8 14.1 +1.6 +45.37%
2022-09-15 Building Permits (Jul) 13.2 12.0 21.1 -7.9 +10.0%
2022-08-18 Building Permits (Jun) 19.0 -5.7 -6.8 +25.8 +433.33%
2022-07-21 Building Permits (May) -7.4 12.0 -8.6 +1.2 -161.67%
2022-06-15 Building Permits (Apr) -8.3 12.0 15.1 -23.4 -169.17%
2022-05-19 Building Permits (Mar) 15.9 -14.0 -19.3 +35.2 +213.57%
2022-04-21 Building Permits (Feb) -19.5 18.0 49.4 -68.9 -208.33%
2022-03-17 Building Permits (Jan) 44.5 35.0 22.2 +22.3 +27.14%
2022-02-17 Building Permits (Dec) 24.8 -4.0 3.6 +21.2 +720.0%
2022-01-20 Building Permits (Nov) -3.7 2.0 3.3 -7.0 -285.0%
2021-12-14 Building Permits (Oct) 3.5 17.5 29.6 -26.1 -80.0%
2021-11-18 Building Permits (Sep) 28.6 18.0 33.4 -4.8 +58.89%
2021-10-21 Building Permits (Aug) 33.5 25.0 51.2 -17.7 +34.0%
2021-09-16 Building Permits (Jul) 48.8 85.0 142.1 -93.3 -42.59%
2021-08-19 Building Permits (Jun) 139.2 300.0 612.5 -473.3 -53.6%
2021-07-15 Building Permits (May) 559.4 500.0 362.6 +196.8 +11.88%
2021-06-17 Building Permits (Apr) 346.0 28.0 4.0 +342.0 +1135.71%
2021-05-20 Building Permits (Mar) 3.4 30.0 22.2 -18.8 -88.67%
2021-04-15 Building Permits (Feb) 21.9 -3.8 -6.6 +28.5 +676.32%
2021-03-18 Building Permits (Jan) -5.6 -2.4 1.5 -7.1 -133.33%
2021-02-18 Building Permits (Dec) -0.3 8.0 24.2 -24.5 -103.75%
2021-01-21 Building Permits (Nov) 20.6 -10.0 -17.1 +37.7 +306.0%
2020-12-10 Building Permits (Oct) -17.4 -4.0 -9.9 -7.5 -335.0%
2020-11-19 Building Permits (Sep) -9.7 -28.7 -37.0 +27.3 +66.2%
2020-10-15 Building Permits (Aug) -37.1 -28.0 -53.5 +16.4 -32.5%
2020-09-17 Building Permits (Jul) -52.2 -40.0 -56.8 +4.6 -30.5%
2020-08-20 Building Permits (May) -83.7 -20.0 -77.6 -6.1 -318.5%
2020-08-20 Building Permits (Jun) -57.3 -5.0 -83.7 +26.4 -1046.0%
2020-07-16 Building Permits (Apr) -77.6 -55.0 -1.0 -76.6 -41.09%
2020-07-16 Building Permits (Mar) -1.0 -35.0 -25.8 +24.8 +97.14%
2020-05-13 Building Permits (Feb) -25.8 -35.0 -30.4 +4.6 +26.29%
2020-03-19 Building Permits (Jan) -30.4 7.0 -13.7 -16.7 -534.29%
2020-02-20 Building Permits (Dec) -13.4 10.0 -31.9 +18.5 -234.0%
2020-01-16 Building Permits (Nov) -32.5 -1.5 1.1 -33.6 -2066.67%
2019-12-12 Building Permits (Oct) 1.1 -10.1 -25.1 +26.2 +110.89%
2019-11-21 Building Permits (Sep) -25.1 -2.1 -12.3 -12.8 -1095.24%
2019-10-17 Building Permits (Aug) -12.3 -14.6 7.1 -19.4 +15.75%
2019-09-19 Building Permits (Jul) 5.7 -11.8 -20.6 +26.3 +148.31%
2019-08-15 Building Permits (Jun) -21.1 -13.2 -7.9

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