# United States Building Permits: 5+ Units (SAAR)

United States Building Permits: 5+ Units (SAAR) was 501.0 thousands in September 2026, up 5.5% from August 2026 and up 0.6% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 377.0 thousands (May 2017) to 761.0 thousands (Feb 2023), averaging 491.1 thousands.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/building-permits-5-units-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 501.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 475.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 482.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 449.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 468.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 491.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 419.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 561.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 463.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 537.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 448.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 477.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 498.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 427.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 461.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 475.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 460.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 461.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 469.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 409.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 425.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 424.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 489.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 421.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.BPERMIT.M.SA.GRP-5UNIT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```