US building permits fell 4.7% month-on-month in January 2026, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.386 million, though the decline was less severe than the initial 5.4% estimate. Building Permits MoM in the United States averaged 0.21 percent from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 33.90 percent in January of 1967 and a record low of -24.00 percent in February of 1990. source: U.S. Census Bureau



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-12 12:30 PM
Building Permits MoM Prel
Jan -5.4% 4.8% -1.5%
2026-03-19 12:00 PM
Building Permits MoM Final
Jan -4.7% 4.8% -5.4%
2026-04-29 12:30 PM
Building Permits MoM Prel
Feb -4.7% -1.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.77 5.75 percent Apr 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.46 6.38 percent Apr 2026
Average House Prices 499500.00 530900.00 USD Jan 2026
Average Mortgage Size 385.51 380.61 Thousand USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1386.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Building Permits MoM -4.70 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 336.64 337.06 points Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM -0.10 -0.10 percent Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 1.20 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Construction Spending MoM -0.30 0.80 percent Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 4090.00 4020.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 1.70 -5.90 percent Feb 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Jan 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.60 1.90 percent Jan 2026
House Price Index 440.99 440.68 points Jan 2026
Housing Starts 1487.00 1387.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts MoM 7.20 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 524.00 406.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 935.00 962.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 276.00 278.30 points Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 919.90 946.40 points Apr 2026
MBA Purchase Index 161.10 159.40 points Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -0.80 -10.40 percent Apr 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.51 6.57 percent Apr 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 38.00 37.00 points Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 332.18 331.41 points Jan 2026
New Home Sales 587.00 712.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
New Home Sales MoM -17.60 -6.80 percent Jan 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -0.80 -0.40 percent Feb 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.80 -1.00 percent Feb 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 1.22 1.78 Percent Sep 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 398000.00 395000.00 USD Feb 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1290.00 1260.00 Thousands Feb 2026


United States Building Permits MoM
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
-4.70 4.80 33.90 -24.00 1960 - 2026 percent Monthly
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