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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.)
August 2013 September 18, 2013 September 25, 2013 September 26, 2013
September 2013 November 26, 2013 December 4, 2013 November 26, 2013
October 2013 November 26, 2013 December 4, 2013 November 27, 2013
November 2013 December 18, 2013 December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013
December 2013 January 17, 2014 January 27, 2014 January 28, 2014
January 2014 February 19, 2014 February 26, 2014 February 27, 2014
February 2014 March 18, 2014 March 25, 2014 March 26, 2014
March 2014 April 16, 2014 April 23, 2014 April 24, 2014
April 2014 May 16, 2014 May 23, 2014 May 27, 2014
May 2014 June 17, 2014 June 24, 2014 June 25, 2014
June 2014 July 17, 2014 July 24, 2014 July 25, 2014
July 2014 August 19, 2014 August 25, 2014 August 26, 2014
August 2014 September 18, 2014 September 24, 2014 September 25, 2014
September 2014 October 17, 2014 October 24, 2014 October 27, 2014
October 2014 November 19, 2014 November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014
November 2014 December 16, 2014 December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014

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

On February 2013, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released detailed information on current lists of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Delineations. Building permits data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas definitions only are effective with January 2014 (released February 27, 2014). Historic building permits data will not be revised to reflect new metropolitan area definitions. For detailed information, go to New OMB Definitions.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Building Permits Survey | (301) 763-5160 |  Last Revised: March 04, 2014