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Release Schedule

New Residential Construction, Sales, Price Indexes, and Revised Permits

Survey Month New Residential Construction
(12th workday at 8:30 a.m.)		 New Residential Sales
and Construction Price Indexes
(17th workday at 10:00 a.m.)		 Revised Building Permits
(18th workday by 8:00 a.m.)
October 2012 November 20, 2012 November 28, 2012 November 29, 2012
November 2012 December 19, 2012 December 27, 2012 December 28, 2012
December 2012 January 17, 2013 January 25, 2013 January 28, 2013
January 2013 February 20, 2013 February 26, 2013 February 27, 2013
February 2013 March 19, 2013 March 26, 2013 March 26, 2013
March 2013 April 16, 2013 April 23, 2013 April 24, 2013
April 2013 May 16, 2013 May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013
May 2013 June 18, 2013 June 25, 2013 June 26, 2013
June 2013 July 17, 2013 July 24, 2013 July 25, 2013
July 2013 August 16, 2013 August 23, 2013 August 26, 2013
August 2013 September 18, 2013 September 25, 2013 September 26, 2013
September 2013 October 17, 2013 October 24, 2013 October 25, 2013
October 2013 November 19, 2013 November 27, 2013 November 27, 2013
November 2013 December 18, 2013 December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013

Note: These series are usually (but not always) released on the workday indicated. (A workday is a weekday, excluding federal holidays.)

Also see our historic press release dates (excel file).

  • Preliminary Building Permits data are released on the 12th workday of each month with the New Residential Construction Press Release. The data are available at the U.S. and Region levels.
  • Revised Building Permits data are released on the 18th workday of each month. The data are available at the U.S., Region, State, Metropolitan Area, County, and Permit-issuing Place levels.
  • Annual Building Permits data are released on the 1st workday of May for the previous year. The data available at the time of the annual release are at the U.S., Region, State, Metropolitan Area, County, and Permit-issuing Place levels. Data are available for all Counties and Permit-issuing Places.

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Announcements

The 2012 Annual Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits data are now available. The Building Permits Series has the usual annual revisions for 2012. The revised seasonal factors back to January 2011 will be released with the April 2013 press release on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 8:30 A.M. EDT.

For information on Hurricane Sandy's effect on the compilation of the October 2012 report, please see our Hurricane Sandy FAQs.


Release Schedule

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Building Permits Survey | (301) 763-5160 |  Last Revised: June 28, 2012