# United States Building Permits: 1-Unit (SAAR)

United States Building Permits: 1-Unit (SAAR) was 846.0 thousands in September 2026, down 3.9% from August 2026 and down 4.7% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 664.0 thousands (Apr 2020) to 1,247.0 thousands (Jan 2021), averaging 927.9 thousands.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/building-permits-1-unit-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 846.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 880.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 894.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 872.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 892.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 881.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 895.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 929.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 879.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 892.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 908.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 886.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 888.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 867.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 884.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 873.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 902.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 923.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 964.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 979.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 982.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 985.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 971.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 964.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-1UNIT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```