# United States Building Permits

United States Building Permits was 1,398.0 thousands in September 2026, down 0.4% from August 2026 and down 3.2% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,079.0 thousands (Apr 2020) to 1,923.0 thousands (Jan 2022), averaging 1,467.7 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,398.0 thousands |
| August 2026 | 1,403.0 thousands |
| July 2026 | 1,433.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,374.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,410.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,423.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,363.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,540.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,393.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,482.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,414.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,418.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,444.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,347.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,400.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,399.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,416.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,445.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,492.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,446.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,463.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,467.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,512.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,435.0 thousands |

## API

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

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