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Building permits
United States, July 2025 to June 2026
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Every record
2 records · 1 region · 2025–2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States 2 records | |||
| June 2026 | 1,374,000 | Census Bureau · 30 Jun 2026 | estimate |
| July 2025 | 1,400,000 | Census Bureau · 31 Jul 2025 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- The seasonally adjusted annual rate of privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits.
- Measure
- One slice of Building permits ( basis: seasonally adjusted, form: count ) . Total number of residential units or buildings authorized for construction by permits. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Residential Construction Press Release | Census Bureau | — | 2 |
Other slices of building permits
- Building permits month-over-month change 1 seasonally adjusted
- Building permits year-over-year change 1 seasonally adjusted
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest building permits?
United States: 1,374,000 in June 2026.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Building permits [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/building-permits
"Building permits." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/building-permits. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Building permits." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/building-permits.
@misc{statorigin_building_permits_2026, title = {Building permits}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/building-permits}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-28} }