Next release Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 08:30 New York. Every release since 20 Jan 2016: 258 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the USD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last US Building Permits (Sep. 2026 · final, released 27 Oct 2026) came in at 1.398M; the previous reading was 1.403M. The next US Building Permits is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Oct. 2026 · preliminary).
Since 2016, US Building Permits has come in above forecast 53% of the time and below 47% (128 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.04M: higher than expected is good for the USD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 08:00 | Sep. 2026 · final | 1.398M | – | 1.403M | – |
| 20 Oct 2026 08:30 | Sep. 2026 · preliminary | 1.4M | 1.388M | 1.394M | above |
| 24 Sept 2026 08:00 | Aug. 2026 · final | 1.403M | – | 1.433M | – |
| 17 Sept 2026 08:30 | Aug. 2026 · preliminary | 1.394M | 1.41M | 1.443M | below |
| 25 Aug 2026 08:00 | Jul. 2026 · final | 1.433M | – | 1.374M | – |
| 18 Aug 2026 08:30 | Jul. 2026 · preliminary | 1.443M | 1.37M | 1.367M | above |
| 24 Jul 2026 08:00 | Jun. 2026 · final | 1.374M | – | 1.41M | – |
| 17 Jul 2026 08:30 | Jun. 2026 · preliminary | 1.367M | 1.4M | 1.413M | below |
| 24 Jun 2026 08:00 | May. 2026 · final | 1.41M | – | 1.423M | – |
| 16 Jun 2026 08:30 | May. 2026 · preliminary | 1.413M | 1.42M | 1.442M | below |
| 28 May 2026 08:00 | Apr. 2026 · final | 1.423M | – | 1.363M | – |
| 21 May 2026 08:30 | Apr. 2026 · preliminary | 1.442M | 1.385M | 1.372M | above |
| 5 May 2026 08:00 | Mar. 2026 · final | 1.363M | – | 1.538M | – |
| 5 May 2026 07:00 | Feb. 2026 · final | 1.538M | – | 1.386M | – |
| 29 Apr 2026 08:30 | Mar. 2026 · preliminary | 1.372M | 1.39M | 1.538M | below |
| 29 Apr 2026 07:30 | Feb. 2026 · preliminary | 1.538M | – | 1.376M | – |
| 19 Mar 2026 09:00 | Jan. 2026 · final | 1.386M | – | 1.455M | – |
| 12 Mar 2026 08:30 | Jan. 2026 · preliminary | 1.376M | 1.41M | 1.448M | below |
| 20 Feb 2026 08:00 | Dec. 2025 · final | 1.455M | – | 1.411M | – |
| 18 Feb 2026 08:30 | Dec. 2025 · preliminary | 1.448M | 1.4M | 1.412M | above |
| 18 Feb 2026 07:30 | Nov. 2025 · preliminary | 1.388M | – | 1.412M | – |
| 13 Jan 2026 09:00 | Oct. 2025 · final | 1.411M | – | 1.415M | – |
| 13 Jan 2026 08:00 | Sep. 2025 · final | 1.415M | – | 1.33M | – |
| 9 Jan 2026 08:30 | Oct. 2025 · preliminary | 1.412M | 1.35M | 1.415M | above |
| 9 Jan 2026 07:30 | Sep. 2025 · preliminary | 1.415M | 1.342M | 1.312M | above |
| 24 Sept 2025 08:00 | Aug. 2025 · final | 1.33M | – | 1.362M | – |
| 17 Sept 2025 08:30 | Aug. 2025 · preliminary | 1.312M | 1.37M | 1.354M | below |
| 25 Aug 2025 08:00 | Jul. 2025 · final | 1.362M | – | 1.393M | – |
| 19 Aug 2025 08:30 | Jul. 2025 · preliminary | 1.354M | 1.386M | 1.397M | below |
| 24 Jul 2025 08:00 | Jun. 2025 · final | 1.393M | – | 1.394M | – |
| 18 Jul 2025 08:30 | Jun. 2025 · preliminary | 1.397M | 1.39M | 1.393M | above |
| 25 Jun 2025 08:00 | May. 2025 · final | 1.394M | – | 1.422M | – |
| 18 Jun 2025 08:30 | May. 2025 · preliminary | 1.393M | 1.43M | 1.412M | below |
| 23 May 2025 08:00 | Apr. 2025 · final | 1.422M | – | 1.481M | – |
| 16 May 2025 08:30 | Apr. 2025 · preliminary | 1.412M | 1.45M | 1.482M | below |
| 23 Apr 2025 08:00 | Mar. 2025 · final | 1.481M | – | 1.459M | – |
| 17 Apr 2025 08:30 | Mar. 2025 · preliminary | 1.482M | 1.446M | 1.456M | above |
| 25 Mar 2025 08:00 | Feb. 2025 · final | 1.459M | – | 1.473M | – |
| 18 Mar 2025 08:30 | Feb. 2025 · preliminary | 1.456M | 1.453M | 1.483M | above |
| 26 Feb 2025 08:00 | Jan. 2025 · final | 1.473M | – | 1.482M | – |
| 19 Feb 2025 08:30 | Jan. 2025 · preliminary | 1.483M | 1.46M | 1.483M | above |
| 27 Jan 2025 08:00 | Dec. 2024 · final | 1.482M | – | 1.493M | – |
| 17 Jan 2025 08:30 | Dec. 2024 · preliminary | 1.483M | 1.46M | 1.505M | above |
| 23 Dec 2024 08:00 | Nov. 2024 · final | 1.493M | – | 1.419M | – |
| 18 Dec 2024 08:30 | Nov. 2024 · preliminary | 1.505M | 1.43M | 1.416M | above |
| 26 Nov 2024 08:00 | Oct. 2024 · final | 1.419M | – | 1.425M | – |
| 19 Nov 2024 08:30 | Oct. 2024 · preliminary | 1.416M | 1.43M | 1.428M | below |
| 24 Oct 2024 08:00 | Sep. 2024 · final | 1.425M | – | 1.47M | – |
| 18 Oct 2024 08:30 | Sep. 2024 · preliminary | 1.428M | 1.46M | 1.475M | below |
| 25 Sept 2024 08:00 | Aug. 2024 · final | 1.47M | – | 1.406M | – |
| 18 Sept 2024 08:30 | Aug. 2024 · preliminary | 1.475M | 1.41M | 1.396M | above |
| 23 Aug 2024 08:00 | Jul. 2024 · final | 1.406M | – | 1.454M | – |
| 16 Aug 2024 08:30 | Jul. 2024 · preliminary | 1.396M | 1.429M | 1.446M | below |
| 24 Jul 2024 08:00 | Jun. 2024 · final | 1.454M | – | 1.399M | – |
| 17 Jul 2024 08:30 | Jun. 2024 · preliminary | 1.446M | 1.395M | 1.386M | above |
| 26 Jun 2024 08:00 | May. 2024 · final | 1.399M | – | 1.44M | – |
| 20 Jun 2024 08:30 | May. 2024 · preliminary | 1.386M | 1.45M | 1.44M | below |
| 23 May 2024 08:00 | Apr. 2024 · final | 1.44M | – | 1.485M | – |
| 16 May 2024 08:30 | Apr. 2024 · preliminary | 1.44M | 1.485M | 1.458M | below |
| 23 Apr 2024 08:00 | Mar. 2024 · final | 1.485M | – | 1.523M | – |
| 16 Apr 2024 08:30 | Mar. 2024 · preliminary | 1.458M | 1.515M | 1.518M | below |
| 25 Mar 2024 08:00 | Feb. 2024 · final | 1.523M | – | 1.489M | – |
| 19 Mar 2024 08:30 | Feb. 2024 · preliminary | 1.518M | 1.495M | 1.47M | above |
| 26 Feb 2024 08:00 | Jan. 2024 · final | 1.489M | – | 1.493M | – |
| 16 Feb 2024 08:30 | Jan. 2024 · preliminary | 1.47M | 1.509M | 1.495M | below |
| 25 Jan 2024 08:00 | Dec. 2023 · final | 1.493M | – | 1.467M | – |
| 18 Jan 2024 08:30 | Dec. 2023 · preliminary | 1.495M | 1.48M | 1.46M | above |
| 22 Dec 2023 08:00 | Nov. 2023 · final | 1.467M | – | 1.498M | – |
| 19 Dec 2023 08:30 | Nov. 2023 · preliminary | 1.46M | 1.465M | 1.487M | below |
| 27 Nov 2023 08:00 | Oct. 2023 · final | 1.498M | – | 1.471M | – |
| 17 Nov 2023 08:30 | Oct. 2023 · preliminary | 1.487M | 1.45M | 1.473M | above |
| 25 Oct 2023 08:00 | Sep. 2023 · final | 1.471M | – | 1.541M | – |
| 18 Oct 2023 08:30 | Sep. 2023 · preliminary | 1.473M | 1.45M | 1.543M | above |
| 26 Sept 2023 08:00 | Aug. 2023 · final | 1.541M | – | 1.443M | – |
| 19 Sept 2023 08:30 | Aug. 2023 · preliminary | 1.543M | 1.443M | 1.442M | above |
| 23 Aug 2023 08:00 | Jul. 2023 · final | 1.443M | – | 1.441M | – |
| 16 Aug 2023 08:30 | Jul. 2023 · preliminary | 1.442M | 1.463M | 1.44M | below |
| 26 Jul 2023 08:00 | Jun. 2023 · final | 1.441M | – | 1.496M | – |
| 19 Jul 2023 08:30 | Jun. 2023 · preliminary | 1.44M | 1.49M | 1.491M | below |
| 27 Jun 2023 08:00 | May. 2023 · final | 1.496M | – | 1.417M | – |
| 20 Jun 2023 08:30 | May. 2023 · preliminary | 1.491M | 1.42M | 1.416M | above |
| 23 May 2023 08:00 | Apr. 2023 · final | 1.417M | – | 1.437M | – |
| 17 May 2023 08:30 | Apr. 2023 · preliminary | 1.416M | 1.437M | 1.413M | below |
| 25 Apr 2023 08:00 | Mar. 2023 · final | 1.437M | – | 1.55M | – |
| 18 Apr 2023 08:30 | Mar. 2023 · preliminary | 1.413M | 1.45M | 1.524M | below |
| 23 Mar 2023 08:00 | Feb. 2023 · final | 1.55M | – | 1.339M | – |
| 16 Mar 2023 08:30 | Feb. 2023 · preliminary | 1.524M | 1.34M | 1.339M | above |
| 24 Feb 2023 08:00 | Jan. 2023 · final | 1.339M | – | 1.337M | – |
| 16 Feb 2023 08:30 | Jan. 2023 · preliminary | 1.339M | 1.35M | 1.33M | below |
| 26 Jan 2023 08:00 | Dec. 2022 · final | 1.337M | – | 1.351M | – |
| 19 Jan 2023 08:30 | Dec. 2022 · preliminary | 1.33M | 1.37M | 1.342M | below |
| 23 Dec 2022 08:00 | Nov. 2022 · final | 1.351M | – | 1.512M | – |
| 20 Dec 2022 08:30 | Nov. 2022 · preliminary | 1.342M | 1.485M | 1.526M | below |
| 23 Nov 2022 08:00 | Oct. 2022 · final | 1.512M | – | 1.564M | – |
| 17 Nov 2022 08:30 | Oct. 2022 · preliminary | 1.526M | 1.512M | 1.564M | above |
| 26 Oct 2022 08:00 | Sep. 2022 · final | 1.564M | – | 1.542M | – |
| 19 Oct 2022 08:30 | Sep. 2022 · preliminary | 1.564M | 1.53M | 1.517M | above |
| 27 Sept 2022 08:00 | Aug. 2022 · final | 1.542M | – | 1.685M | – |
| 20 Sept 2022 08:30 | Aug. 2022 · preliminary | 1.517M | 1.61M | 1.674M | below |
| 23 Aug 2022 08:00 | Jul. 2022 · final | 1.685M | – | 1.696M | – |
| 16 Aug 2022 08:30 | Jul. 2022 · preliminary | 1.674M | 1.65M | 1.685M | above |
| 26 Jul 2022 08:00 | Jun. 2022 · final | 1.696M | – | 1.695M | – |
| 19 Jul 2022 08:30 | Jun. 2022 · preliminary | 1.685M | 1.65M | 1.695M | above |
| 24 Jun 2022 08:00 | May. 2022 · final | 1.695M | – | 1.823M | – |
| 16 Jun 2022 08:30 | May. 2022 · preliminary | 1.695M | 1.785M | 1.819M | below |
| 24 May 2022 08:00 | Apr. 2022 · final | 1.823M | – | 1.879M | – |
| 18 May 2022 08:30 | Apr. 2022 · preliminary | 1.819M | 1.812M | 1.873M | above |
| 26 Apr 2022 08:00 | Mar. 2022 · final | 1.879M | – | 1.857M | – |
| 19 Apr 2022 08:30 | Mar. 2022 · preliminary | 1.873M | 1.825M | 1.859M | above |
| 23 Mar 2022 08:00 | Feb. 2022 · final | 1.857M | – | 1.841M | – |
| 17 Mar 2022 08:30 | Feb. 2022 · preliminary | 1.859M | 1.85M | 1.899M | above |
| 24 Feb 2022 08:00 | Jan. 2022 · final | 1.841M | – | 1.896M | – |
| 17 Feb 2022 08:30 | Jan. 2022 · preliminary | 1.899M | 1.76M | 1.873M | above |
| 26 Jan 2022 08:00 | Dec. 2021 · final | 1.896M | – | 1.729M | – |
| 19 Jan 2022 08:30 | Dec. 2021 · preliminary | 1.873M | 1.701M | 1.712M | above |
| 23 Dec 2021 08:00 | Nov. 2021 · final | 1.729M | – | 1.698M | – |
| 16 Dec 2021 08:30 | Nov. 2021 · preliminary | 1.712M | 1.663M | 1.65M | above |
| 24 Nov 2021 08:00 | Oct. 2021 · final | 1.698M | – | 1.615M | – |
| 17 Nov 2021 08:30 | Oct. 2021 · preliminary | 1.65M | 1.638M | 1.589M | above |
| 26 Oct 2021 08:00 | Sep. 2021 · final | 1.615M | – | 1.772M | – |
The next US Building Permits is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Oct. 2026 · preliminary).
The last US Building Permits (Sep. 2026 · final, released 27 Oct 2026) came in at 1.398M; the previous reading was 1.403M.
US Building Permits is released twice a month by Census Bureau. CRTLAB has 258 releases on record since 20 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, US Building Permits has come in above forecast 53% of the time and below 47% (128 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%.
The highest was 1.899M (Jan. 2022) and the lowest 1.074M (Apr. 2020). The five-year average is 1.5M.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the USD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the USD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
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.