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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 - Tuesday 19 August 2025 12:30

Previous
1.393M
Revised
1.393M
Forecast
1.39M
Actual
1.354M

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 1.354M against a forecast of 1.39M.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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
Wednesday 16 August 2023 12:30
1.463M
1.442M
Wednesday 19 July 2023 12:30
1.49M
1.44M
Tuesday 20 June 2023 12:30
1.423M
1.491M
Wednesday 17 May 2023 12:30
1.437M
1.416M
Tuesday 18 April 2023 12:30
1.45M
1.413M
Thursday 16 March 2023 12:30
1.34M
1.524M
Thursday 16 February 2023 13:30
1.35M
1.339M
Thursday 19 January 2023 13:30
1.37M
1.33M
Tuesday 20 December 2022 13:30
1.47M
1.342M
Thursday 17 November 2022 13:30
1.512M
1.526M
Wednesday 19 October 2022 12:30
1.53M
1.564M
Tuesday 20 September 2022 12:30
1.61M
1.517M

Economic context

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

PreviousLatest
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-2.7%2%
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change55.155.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBullish change49.853.3
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change55.755.4
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change224K235K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change15.9-0.3
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.321M1.428M
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBullish change4.5%4.9%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.4%3.9%
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change57.757.2
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change61.758.6
Industrial Production (MoM)Bearish change0.4%-0.1%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBullish change5.511.9
Retail Sales (MoM)Bearish change0.9%0.5%
Retail Sales Control GroupBearish change0.8%0.5%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bearish change0.8%0.3%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change227K224K
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0%0.9%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.4%3.3%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0%0.9%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.6%3.7%
Monthly Budget StatementBearish change$27B$-291B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)(no change)2.7%2.7%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bullish change2.9%3.1%

About Building Permits (MoM)

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

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