Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA Retail Building Permits
| Date |
Number of Permits |
Dollar Value of Permits ($000) |
| Units | 12 Month | Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Total | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 1 | 49 | 81 | 160 | 63,897 | 515 |
| Feb | 3 | 46 | 44 | 525 | 59,941 | 304 |
| Mar | 1 | 44 | 38 | 100 | 59,677 | 311 |
| Apr | 7 | 51 | 70 | 6,378 | 66,055 | 357 |
| May | 6 | 55 | 77 | 12,382 | 77,882 | 421 |
| Jun | 3 | 51 | 50 | 520 | 77,066 | 381 |
| Jul | 7 | 54 | 50 | 7,033 | 48,121 | -7 |
| Aug | 6 | 55 | 49 | 1,737 | 48,520 | -6 |
| Sep | 8 | 60 | 50 | 4,672 | 52,603 | 1 |
| Oct | 4 | 54 | 20 | 1,158 | 39,285 | -34 |
| Nov | 4 | 52 | 6 | 1,245 | 36,965 | -41 |
| Dec | 4 | 54 | 8 | 3,935 | 39,845 | -38 |
| 1995-Jan | 1 | 54 | 10 | 399 | 40,084 | -37 |
| Feb | 2 | 53 | 15 | 11,172 | 50,731 | -15 |
| Mar | 2 | 54 | 23 | 194 | 50,825 | -15 |
| Apr | 4 | 51 | 0 | 337 | 44,784 | -32 |
| May | 7 | 52 | -5 | 407 | 32,809 | -58 |
| Jun | 4 | 53 | 4 | 3,711 | 36,000 | -53 |
| Jul | 1 | 47 | -13 | 1,271 | 30,238 | -37 |
| Aug | 2 | 43 | -22 | 580 | 29,081 | -40 |
| Sep | 2 | 37 | -38 | 84 | 24,493 | -53 |
| Oct | 1 | 34 | -37 | 358 | 23,693 | -40 |
| Nov | 1 | 31 | -40 | 425 | 22,873 | -38 |
| Dec | 0 | 27 | -50 | 0 | 18,938 | -52 |
Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University and U.S. Bureau of Census
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