Building Permits (MoM)

The Building Permits released by the US Census Bureau, at the Department of Commerce shows the number of permits for new construction projects. It implies the movement of corporate investments (US economic development). It tends to cause some volatility to the USD. Normally, the more growing number of permits, the more positive (or bullish) for the USD.

Most recent - Thursday 17 September 2026 12:30

Previous
1.433M
Revised
1.433M
Forecast
1.41M
Actual
1.394M

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Building Permits (MoM) was 1.394M against a forecast of 1.41M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 17 September 2026 12:30
1.41M
1.394M
Tuesday 18 August 2026 12:30
1.37M
1.443M
Friday 17 July 2026 12:30
1.4M
1.367M
Tuesday 16 June 2026 12:30
1.42M
1.413M
Thursday 21 May 2026 12:30
1.39M
1.442M
Wednesday 29 April 2026 12:30
1.39M
1.372M
Wednesday 29 April 2026 12:30
-
1.538M
Wednesday 18 March 2026 12:30
-
-
Thursday 12 March 2026 12:30
1.41M
1.376M
Wednesday 18 February 2026 13:30
1.4M
1.448M
Wednesday 18 February 2026 13:30
-
1.388M
Friday 16 January 2026 13:30
-
-
Friday 9 January 2026 13:30
1.35M
1.412M
Friday 9 January 2026 13:30
-
1.415M
Tuesday 16 December 2025 13:30
-
-
Wednesday 19 November 2025 13:30
1.34M
-
Friday 17 October 2025 12:30
1.34M
-
Wednesday 17 September 2025 12:30
1.37M
1.312M
Tuesday 19 August 2025 12:30
1.39M
1.354M
Friday 18 July 2025 12:30
1.39M
1.397M
Wednesday 18 June 2025 12:30
1.43M
1.393M
Friday 16 May 2025 12:30
1.45M
1.412M
Thursday 17 April 2025 12:30
1.45M
1.482M
Tuesday 18 March 2025 12:30
1.45M
1.456M
Wednesday 19 February 2025 13:30
1.46M
1.483M
Friday 17 January 2025 13:30
1.46M
1.483M
Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:30
1.43M
1.505M
Tuesday 19 November 2024 13:30
1.43M
-0.6M
Friday 18 October 2024 12:30
1.46M
1.428M
Wednesday 18 September 2024 12:30
1.41M
1.475M
Friday 16 August 2024 12:30
1.43M
1.396M
Wednesday 17 July 2024 12:30
1.39M
1.446M
Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30
1.45M
1.386M
Thursday 16 May 2024 12:30
1.48M
1.44M
Tuesday 16 April 2024 12:30
1.514M
1.458M
Tuesday 19 March 2024 12:30
1.495M
1.518M
Friday 16 February 2024 13:30
1.509M
1.47M
Thursday 18 January 2024 13:30
1.48M
1.495M
Tuesday 19 December 2023 13:30
1.47M
1.46M
Friday 17 November 2023 13:30
1.45M
1.487M
Wednesday 18 October 2023 12:30
1.45M
1.475M
Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:30
1.445M
1.543M

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bullish for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Building Permits (MoM) result:

PreviousLatest
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change-2.6%0.3%
Housing Starts (MoM)Bearish change1.309M1.275M
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change206K196K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change47.437.8
Fed Interest Rate DecisionBullish change3.75%4%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st yearBullish change3.6%4.1%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd yearBullish change3.4%3.9%
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd yearBullish change3.1%3.6%
Interest Rate Projections - CurrentBullish change3.8%4.1%
Interest Rate Projections - LongerBullish change3.1%3.2%
Retail Sales (MoM)Bullish change-0.5%1.2%
Retail Sales Control GroupBullish change-0.4%1.4%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bullish change-0.2%1.4%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change20.67.6
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change12.25K16.25K
Monthly Budget StatementBullish change$-432B$-166.8B
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change51.545.8
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change51.747.8
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change4%4.6%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.3%3.4%
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.4%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)(no change)3.4%3.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change2.5%2.4%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change-1.7%-2%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change207K206K
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.4%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bullish change4.8%5.4%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bullish change4.3%4.6%
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change10K12K
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bearish change3.2%3.1%
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change61.4%61.6%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change21K162K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change7.9%7.7%
Unemployment Rate(no change)4.1%4.1%

About Building Permits (MoM)

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Census Bureau
Category:Housing Market
Frequency:Monthly
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