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U.S. Building Permits

Latest Release

Aug 16, 2022

Actual

1.674M

Forecast

1.650M

1.696M

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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Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 16, 2022 (Jul)	13:30	1.674M	1.650M	1.696M
Jul 19, 2022 (Jun)	13:30	1.685M	1.650M	1.695M
Jun 16, 2022 (May)	13:30	1.695M	1.785M	1.823M
May 18, 2022 (Apr)	13:30	1.819M	1.812M	1.879M
Apr 19, 2022 (Mar)	13:30	1.873M	1.825M	1.865M
Mar 17, 2022 (Feb)	13:30	1.859M	1.850M	1.895M

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