Construction Permits for Dwellings Index (2015=100, Monthly, SA)

Reviewed series · Production · Monthly · index (2015=100) · OECD.HOUSING.PERMITS.IX.M

Published national construction-of-buildings index, calendar and seasonally adjusted. Permits and work started are separate indicators; these are indices, not absolute numbers of dwellings. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-11. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.

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Latest reading by geography

Sorted by value, highest first. Each row keeps its own period, and national definitions can differ, so the order is not a like for like ranking.

Construction Permits for Dwellings Index (2015=100, Monthly, SA): latest reading for 18 geographies, with the period of each. Source: OECD.
#Country or areaValue (index (2015=100))PeriodStatusHistory
1GreeceGRC658.262026-07Provisional (P)History
2SpainESP592.572026-07History
3HungaryHUN213.772026-08History
4CanadaCAN190.492026-08History
5PortugalPRT161.702026-08Provisional (P)History
6IsraelISR140.162026-06History
7PolandPOL139.672026-08History
8RomaniaROU117.132026-08History
Euro area (EA20)115.422026-07History
9BelgiumBEL99.622026-07Provisional (P)History
10FranceFRA95.472026-09History
11NorwayNOR93.872026-09History
12AustraliaAUS84.592026-09History
13SwedenSWE78.492026-07Provisional (P)History
14GermanyDEU77.232026-08History
15ColombiaCOL52.982026-08History
16South AfricaZAF51.392026-08History
17FinlandFIN50.882026-07Estimated (E)History

Source: OECD. 18 geographies, periods 2026-06-01 to 2026-09-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.