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U.S. Building Permits

Latest Release

Aug 16, 2022

Actual

1.674M

Forecast

1.650M

1.696M

Building Permits measures the change in the number of new building permits issued by the government. Building permits are a key indicator of demand in the housing market.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 16, 2022 (Jul)	22:30	1.674M	1.650M	1.696M
Jul 19, 2022 (Jun)	22:30	1.685M	1.650M	1.695M
Jun 16, 2022 (May)	22:30	1.695M	1.785M	1.823M
May 18, 2022 (Apr)	22:30	1.819M	1.812M	1.879M
Apr 19, 2022 (Mar)	22:30	1.873M	1.825M	1.865M
Mar 17, 2022 (Feb)	22:30	1.859M	1.850M	1.895M

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