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title: Building Permits
description: "Building Permits, Aug 18, 2026: actual 1.44M, forecast 1.37M, previous 1.37M · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-72bc99f1108d2218/building-permits-mom-1-44m"
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              18 Aug 2026, 12:31 UTC


# Building Permits (MoM): 1.44M


           Actual1.44M
           Forecast1.37M
           Previous1.37M

               Surprise
               0.00&#963;

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH


            Building Permits (MoM) — Actual 1.44M, forecast 1.37M, prev 1.37M. ABOVE FORECAST · +0.0σ. Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.


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          The Building Permits release history, the schedule and the next date →](https://helious.io/data/building-permits)


        ← [Building Permits (MoM): 1.37M](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-26bf70f82355d64c/building-permits-mom-1-37m)
        [Building Permits (MoM): 1.39M](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-da7effffae37ce6b/building-permits-mom-1-39m) →


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