24.06.202612:35:19UTC+00US Building Permits Revised Lower

US building permits declined by 0.9% month over month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.410 million in June 2026, according to final data, coming in slightly below the preliminary estimate of 1.413 million. Permits for multifamily buildings with five or more units fell 4.7% to 468,000, while single-family permits rose 1.2% to 892,000.

By region, permits decreased sharply in the Midwest, down 18.9% to 193,000. In contrast, they increased in the Northeast by 2.3% to 133,000, in the South by 1.9% to 762,000, and in the West by 4.9% to 322,000.