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Building Permits Data
Last Revised:
May 25, 2021
Other Data
Last Revised:
May 18, 2021
Last Revised:
May 25, 2021
Other Data
Last Revised:
May 18, 2021
For important information on the timeliness of these data compared with the official press release, the schedule for revisions to these data, links to additional related data, and standard errors for these estimates, see footnote, or go directly to the New Residential Construction web page.
The Y-axis for the line charts may be truncated to prevent flattening of the lines or to present the complete range of data.
Source: New Residential Construction (Definitions)
Housing Units Completed: United States — Not Seasonally Adjusted Single-family Units [Thousands of Units]
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1960 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1961 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1962 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1963 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1964 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1965 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1966 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1967 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1968 | 59.4 | 54.3 | 59.7 | 67.3 | 73.0 | 69.7 | 79.7 | 78.1 | 83.3 | 78.9 | 75.1 | 80.1 |
| 1969 | 56.4 | 59.2 | 62.2 | 55.1 | 66.8 | 76.6 | 69.9 | 73.3 | 72.3 | 78.6 | 65.5 | 71.7 |
| 1970 | 56.1 | 51.7 | 49.3 | 56.0 | 61.2 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 79.5 | 74.0 | 75.4 |
| 1971 | 56.5 | 59.1 | 64.2 | 76.1 | 81.3 | 84.2 | 89.7 | 95.2 | 100.3 | 106.3 | 96.5 | 104.7 |
| 1972 | 79.0 | 77.6 | 81.2 | 86.5 | 92.8 | 100.9 | 97.5 | 114.6 | 104.0 | 117.1 | 100.8 | 108.3 |
| 1973 | 91.5 | 86.9 | 92.2 | 94.6 | 103.0 | 112.2 | 93.2 | 106.8 | 106.0 | 114.7 | 98.3 | 97.9 |
| 1974 | 70.5 | 69.2 | 67.2 | 69.0 | 73.9 | 95.8 | 81.6 | 84.7 | 84.0 | 90.4 | 77.4 | 76.7 |
| 1975 | 67.5 | 53.4 | 54.0 | 55.8 | 69.7 | 72.5 | 76.9 | 80.0 | 90.9 | 75.4 | 87.9 | 90.9 |
| 1976 | 66.1 | 65.4 | 72.6 | 71.4 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 92.0 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 100.1 | 101.0 | 100.7 |
| 1977 | 77.8 | 82.9 | 85.4 | 86.2 | 92.0 | 108.2 | 109.2 | 121.3 | 135.7 | 123.0 | 116.5 | 120.2 |
| 1978 | 88.4 | 83.2 | 97.1 | 104.1 | 111.4 | 119.3 | 115.4 | 127.5 | 135.2 | 137.0 | 123.8 | 126.7 |
| 1979 | 92.1 | 88.9 | 102.7 | 101.6 | 104.2 | 118.8 | 104.3 | 113.0 | 115.0 | 123.8 | 110.9 | 125.5 |
| 1980 | 84.7 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 82.4 | 76.6 | 79.4 | 74.1 | 84.2 | 72.6 | 79.1 | 73.1 | 87.5 |
| 1981 | 61.8 | 63.3 | 64.0 | 71.9 | 67.4 | 77.8 | 72.4 | 74.6 | 73.0 | 69.0 | 58.4 | 64.8 |
| 1982 | 43.2 | 36.7 | 43.6 | 46.0 | 53.7 | 51.1 | 58.5 | 57.5 | 54.8 | 63.8 | 60.7 | 61.8 |
| 1983 | 54.0 | 47.6 | 56.7 | 63.4 | 65.7 | 83.4 | 83.2 | 97.3 | 90.3 | 100.5 | 86.5 | 95.2 |
| 1984 | 69.3 | 71.3 | 74.9 | 75.4 | 83.5 | 94.3 | 91.5 | 95.5 | 95.3 | 94.6 | 86.0 | 93.5 |
| 1985 | 75.7 | 72.0 | 73.9 | 83.3 | 78.9 | 97.1 | 92.9 | 95.9 | 101.6 | 101.7 | 94.3 | 105.2 |
| 1986 | 74.4 | 69.3 | 83.2 | 87.0 | 88.6 | 95.1 | 93.8 | 102.8 | 104.9 | 109.7 | 99.1 | 112.1 |
| 1987 | 85.0 | 72.8 | 81.7 | 88.5 | 89.1 | 100.3 | 96.6 | 100.1 | 103.8 | 106.4 | 92.8 | 105.6 |
| 1988 | 78.0 | 69.2 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 83.3 | 99.1 | 93.3 | 99.5 | 101.2 | 104.8 | 88.8 | 106.8 |
| 1989 | 81.8 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 85.6 | 81.6 | 84.0 | 84.7 | 95.7 | 89.8 | 92.9 | 92.9 | 87.6 |
| 1990 | 76.1 | 67.5 | 75.4 | 70.9 | 79.2 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 86.0 | 91.1 | 88.7 | 77.8 | 84.8 |
| 1991 | 61.1 | 54.5 | 63.1 | 62.0 | 62.2 | 73.3 | 70.0 | 75.4 | 80.6 | 84.3 | 71.3 | 79.7 |
| 1992 | 59.7 | 63.4 | 70.5 | 67.3 | 79.7 | 86.5 | 86.8 | 86.9 | 88.8 | 93.3 | 84.6 | 96.2 |
| 1993 | 69.6 | 69.1 | 73.4 | 78.8 | 79.5 | 88.4 | 81.5 | 97.5 | 96.3 | 103.1 | 95.2 | 107.1 |
| 1994 | 76.6 | 79.6 | 82.0 | 90.5 | 100.7 | 99.4 | 98.5 | 103.8 | 106.1 | 112.4 | 97.7 | 113.1 |
| 1995 | 84.8 | 71.9 | 89.1 | 82.1 | 86.8 | 89.4 | 88.2 | 92.1 | 91.9 | 100.1 | 92.6 | 96.6 |
| 1996 | 79.4 | 72.3 | 83.7 | 80.3 | 91.9 | 98.0 | 97.6 | 104.1 | 99.6 | 108.5 | 99.2 | 113.9 |
| 1997 | 78.9 | 84.8 | 87.4 | 86.8 | 90.1 | 94.2 | 89.2 | 94.3 | 103.5 | 100.3 | 100.6 | 106.2 |
| 1998 | 71.3 | 76.8 | 85.5 | 90.8 | 89.9 | 100.5 | 103.1 | 104.6 | 107.6 | 108.1 | 111.5 | 110.0 |
| 1999 | 88.0 | 82.6 | 101.2 | 98.2 | 106.0 | 112.7 | 102.6 | 108.4 | 116.2 | 114.4 | 116.0 | 124.0 |
| 2000 | 88.7 | 92.2 | 100.8 | 100.7 | 108.1 | 102.9 | 98.2 | 108.9 | 105.8 | 107.6 | 110.7 | 117.1 |
| 2001 | 77.1 | 83.3 | 93.4 | 95.4 | 99.6 | 110.8 | 105.8 | 113.0 | 113.0 | 121.2 | 112.3 | 131.1 |
| 2002 | 91.0 | 94.9 | 103.0 | 98.3 | 110.5 | 110.2 | 105.1 | 117.9 | 119.8 | 117.4 | 125.6 | 131.3 |
| 2003 | 90.1 | 92.3 | 101.0 | 105.2 | 113.4 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 117.1 | 126.6 | 135.2 | 129.4 | 141.4 |
| 2004 | 99.4 | 101.2 | 115.1 | 129.0 | 125.1 | 130.4 | 127.8 | 137.2 | 136.2 | 140.7 | 128.7 | 160.8 |
| 2005 | 109.8 | 111.7 | 116.7 | 126.7 | 145.3 | 144.5 | 136.3 | 145.0 | 147.8 | 147.1 | 142.2 | 162.8 |
| 2006 | 115.1 | 120.8 | 144.9 | 134.0 | 133.7 | 151.7 | 138.7 | 142.4 | 152.6 | 142.4 | 131.4 | 146.7 |
| 2007 | 103.9 | 90.5 | 100.2 | 98.1 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 101.2 | 107.9 | 99.8 | 103.4 | 98.9 | 99.4 |
| 2008 | 69.0 | 63.2 | 69.0 | 62.0 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 69.2 | 62.3 | 75.3 | 68.5 | 66.8 | 66.3 |
| 2009 | 39.0 | 36.4 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 44.4 | 41.1 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 49.0 | 50.1 | 48.0 |
| 2010 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 37.6 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 60.1 | 39.2 | 41.4 | 43.9 | 44.7 | 38.7 | 44.0 |
| 2011 | 28.4 | 32.9 | 28.2 | 33.3 | 36.6 | 39.7 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 38.4 | 41.3 | 40.7 | 44.8 |
| 2012 | 26.0 | 29.4 | 33.6 | 37.6 | 39.3 | 42.4 | 38.3 | 43.3 | 46.6 | 50.1 | 45.6 | 50.7 |
| 2013 | 36.9 | 39.6 | 45.8 | 40.5 | 46.3 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 56.9 | 52.9 | 54.5 |
| 2014 | 40.3 | 43.1 | 47.8 | 46.4 | 52.7 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 54.1 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 53.6 | 64.5 |
| 2015 | 45.3 | 41.8 | 44.7 | 53.3 | 54.2 | 55.7 | 52.1 | 58.6 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 55.2 | 69.0 |
| 2016 | 46.7 | 51.4 | 55.4 | 55.6 | 60.2 | 65.9 | 61.2 | 66.0 | 63.7 | 70.0 | 67.3 | 75.0 |
| 2017 | 55.0 | 52.7 | 62.4 | 60.1 | 66.9 | 71.3 | 69.4 | 65.6 | 68.2 | 73.3 | 68.1 | 82.4 |
| 2018 | 59.8 | 61.3 | 67.1 | 61.0 | 74.1 | 75.6 | 67.6 | 83.6 | 72.7 | 75.5 | 66.9 | 74.9 |
| 2019 | 64.2 | 57.6 | 75.2 | 72.4 | 74.6 | 76.9 | 75.9 | 83.3 | 72.9 | 84.0 | 78.7 | 87.6 |
| 2020 | 62.5 | 70.8 | 72.3 | 69.3 | 69.5 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 80.7 | 75.6 | 92.0 |
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