Methodology · Building Permits Survey
Year-to-date(YTD)
Cumulative permits from January through the current month.
Year-to-date totals sum permits from January through the reference month. The December year-to-date file therefore equals the full calendar year — which is how PUMSdata builds its annual figures.
The monthly view on PUMSdata shows each individual month; the yearly view shows complete calendar years.
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Year-to-date — FAQ
What is year-to-date in building permits data?+
Cumulative permits from January through the current month. Year-to-date totals sum permits from January through the reference month. The December year-to-date file therefore equals the full calendar year — which is how PUMSdata builds its annual figures.
Why does year-to-date matter?+
The monthly view on PUMSdata shows each individual month; the yearly view shows complete calendar years.
Where does this building-permit data come from?+
All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey (BPS), a monthly census of permit-issuing jurisdictions. PUMSdata is an independent product that makes it easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.