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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.)
December 2011 January 19, 2012 January 26, 2012 January 27, 2012
January 2012 February 16, 2012 February 24, 2012 February 27, 2012
February 2012 March 20, 2012 March 23, 2012 March 26, 2012
March 2012 April 17, 2012 April 24, 2012 April 25, 2012
April 2012 May 16, 2012 May 23, 2012 May 24, 2012
May 2012 June 19, 2012 June 25, 2012 June 26, 2012
June 2012 July 18, 2012 July 25, 2012 July 26, 2012
July 2012 August 16, 2012 August 23, 2012 August 24, 2012
August 2012 September 19, 2012 September 26, 2012 September 27, 2012
September 2012 October 17, 2012 October 24, 2012 October 25, 2012
October 2012 November 20, 2012 November 28, 2012 November 29, 2012
November 2012 December 19, 2012 December 27, 2012 December 28, 2012

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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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Building Permits Survey | (301) 763-5160 |  Last Revised: December 20, 2011