Pool permit levels decline
According to NHAB, permit levels in the latest monthly index for December 2025 fell to their lowest level since 2020. As of December 2025, pool construction permits were 34.3% lower than the January 2020 reading, the baseline for this index. The index was down 25.5% from the month prior and down 34.7% from one year ago.
With seasonally adjusted estimates taken into account, pool construction permits continued to peak in 2021 but have steadily declined to lower levels. The current December reading is 23.4% lower than NAHB’s index base of January 2020, down 26.8% from a month ago and 37.3% lower than last year.
