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Building Permits (annual rate)

Census/HUD via FRED · Monthly · FRED ID PERMIT · 801 observations, 1960-01-01 → 2026-09-01

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DateValue
2026-09-011,398
2026-08-011,403
2026-07-011,433
2026-06-011,374
2026-05-011,410
2026-04-011,423
2026-03-011,363
2026-02-011,540
2026-01-011,393
2025-12-011,482
2025-11-011,414
2025-10-011,418
2025-09-011,444
2025-08-011,347
2025-07-011,400
2025-06-011,399
2025-05-011,416
2025-04-011,445
2025-03-011,492
2025-02-011,446
2025-01-011,463
2024-12-011,467
2024-11-011,512
2024-10-011,435
2024-09-011,421
2024-08-011,492
2024-07-011,448
2024-06-011,459
2024-05-011,405
2024-04-011,456
2024-03-011,477
2024-02-011,570
2024-01-011,548
2023-12-011,501
2023-11-011,513
2023-10-011,524
2023-09-011,530
2023-08-011,596
2023-07-011,530
2023-06-011,447
2023-05-011,579
2023-04-011,482
2023-03-011,472
2023-02-011,605
2023-01-011,418
2022-12-011,398
2022-11-011,424
2022-10-011,583
2022-09-011,586
2022-08-011,565
2022-07-011,707
2022-06-011,726
2022-05-011,711
2022-04-011,849
2022-03-011,899
2022-02-011,846
2022-01-011,923
2021-12-011,886
2021-11-011,770
2021-10-011,699
2021-09-011,649
2021-08-011,740
2021-07-011,666
2021-06-011,662
2021-05-011,705
2021-04-011,710
2021-03-011,756
2021-02-011,703
2021-01-011,856
2020-12-011,755
2020-11-011,692
2020-10-011,612
2020-09-011,650
2020-08-011,534
2020-07-011,539
2020-06-011,333
2020-05-011,251
2020-04-011,079
2020-03-011,351
2020-02-011,461
2020-01-011,490
2019-12-011,443
2019-11-011,535
2019-10-011,523
2019-09-011,469
2019-08-011,482
2019-07-011,379
2019-06-011,299
2019-05-011,347
2019-04-011,322
2019-03-011,295
2019-02-011,286
2019-01-011,254
2018-12-011,317
2018-11-011,340
2018-10-011,272
2018-09-011,314
2018-08-011,273
2018-07-011,334
2018-06-011,345
2018-05-011,338
2018-04-011,378
2018-03-011,385
2018-02-011,321
2018-01-011,317
2017-12-011,311
2017-11-011,299
2017-10-011,356
2017-09-011,273
2017-08-011,319
2017-07-011,256
2017-06-011,353
2017-05-011,208
2017-04-011,251
2017-03-011,272
2017-02-011,234
2017-01-011,303
2016-12-011,248
2016-11-011,230
2016-10-011,254

Full data as JSON: /api/series/PERMIT