# European Union Building Permits

European Union Building Permits was 83.40 in July 2026, down 14.3% from June 2026 and down 3.5% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 69.60 (Apr 2020) to 113.2 (Mar 2022), averaging 89.63.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.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/european-union/building-permits

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 83.40 |
| June 2026 | 97.30 |
| May 2026 | 87.10 |
| April 2026 | 84.70 |
| March 2026 | 91.10 |
| February 2026 | 85.40 |
| January 2026 | 93.40 |
| December 2025 | 85.30 |
| November 2025 | 86.30 |
| October 2025 | 83.70 |
| September 2025 | 89.90 |
| August 2025 | 85.10 |
| July 2025 | 86.40 |
| June 2025 | 84.90 |
| May 2025 | 78.30 |
| April 2025 | 82.70 |
| March 2025 | 80.00 |
| February 2025 | 77.40 |
| January 2025 | 77.60 |
| December 2024 | 83.70 |
| November 2024 | 77.40 |
| October 2024 | 77.40 |
| September 2024 | 73.10 |
| August 2024 | 74.70 |

## API

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

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