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U.S. Building Permits

Latest Release

May 23, 2025

Actual

1.422M

Forecast

1.412M

1.467M

Building Permits measures the change in the number of new building permits issued by the government. Building permits are a key indicator in projecting future housing starts.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 18, 2025 (May)	13:30			1.422M
May 23, 2025 (Apr)	13:10	1.422M	1.412M	1.467M
May 16, 2025 (Apr)	13:30	1.412M	1.450M	1.481M
Apr 23, 2025 (Mar)	12:30	1.467M	1.482M	1.459M
Apr 17, 2025 (Mar)	13:30	1.482M	1.450M	1.459M
Mar 25, 2025 (Feb)	12:40	1.459M	1.456M	1.473M

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