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Release Schedule
New Residential Construction, Sales, Price Indexes, and Revised Permits
Survey Month |
(12th Workday) New Residential Construction - 8:30 a.m. |
(17th Workday) Revised Building Permits - 8:00 a.m. New Residential Sales - 10:00 a.m. |
|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | October 20, 2020 | October 26, 2020 |
| October 2020 | November 18, 2020 | November 25, 2020 |
| November 2020 | December 17, 2020 | December 23, 2020 |
| December 2020 | January 21, 2021 | January 28, 2021 |
| January 2021 | February 18, 2021 | February 24, 2021 |
| February 2021 | March 17, 2021 | March 23, 2021 |
| March 2021 | April 16, 2021 | April 23, 2021 |
| April 2021 | May 18, 2021 | May 25, 2021 |
| May 2021 | June 16, 2021 | June 23, 2021 |
| June 2021 | July 20, 2021 | July 26, 2021 |
| July 2021 | August 18, 2021 | August 24, 2021 |
| August 2021 | September 21, 2021 | September 24, 2021 |
| September 2021 | October 19, 2021 | October 26, 2021 |
| October 2021 | November 17, 2021 | November 24, 2021 |
| November 2021 | December 16, 2021 | December 23, 2021 |
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.
- Annual Building Permits data are usually 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. Revised monthly estimates for the U.S. and Census Regions for the prior year which have been "benchmarked" to the final annual totals are also released.
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