# Euro Area Building Permits

Euro Area Building Permits was 87.90 in July 2026, down 14.7% from June 2026 and down 2.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 67.50 (Apr 2020) to 117.0 (Mar 2022), averaging 91.59.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.BPERMIT.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index, 2021=100
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (259 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/building-permits

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 87.90 |
| June 2026 | 103.1 |
| May 2026 | 91.30 |
| April 2026 | 87.20 |
| March 2026 | 96.90 |
| February 2026 | 91.20 |
| January 2026 | 91.60 |
| December 2025 | 88.20 |
| November 2025 | 88.70 |
| October 2025 | 88.20 |
| September 2025 | 92.30 |
| August 2025 | 90.20 |
| July 2025 | 90.50 |
| June 2025 | 88.20 |
| May 2025 | 81.50 |
| April 2025 | 86.70 |
| March 2025 | 84.40 |
| February 2025 | 80.80 |
| January 2025 | 79.50 |
| December 2024 | 86.40 |
| November 2024 | 81.50 |
| October 2024 | 79.50 |
| September 2024 | 75.80 |
| August 2024 | 77.30 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.BPERMIT.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.BPERMIT.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```