Washington, DC – The number of US building permits issued in the first two months of 2020 was up by 23.40% at 3.22 m. In the first two months of 2019 A total of 2.60 m were issued.
A total of 1.60m permits were issued in Feb 2020. It equates to a 24.24% rise compared with Feb 2019.
The figures from the United States Census Bureau relate to the seasonally adjusted total number of New Residential Construction Permits issued in the most recently reported month.
