Table 1 
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted  

Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2017
March
2018r
April
2018r
May
2018p
April to May 2018 May 2017 to May 2018
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 8,279.1 8,259.0 7,870.0 8,242.5 4.7 -0.4
Residential 5,319.8 5,357.7 5,122.1 5,515.0 7.7 3.7
Single1 2,795.5 2,401.1 2,309.8 2,454.1 6.2 -12.2
Multiple 2,524.3 2,956.6 2,812.3 3,060.9 8.8 21.3
Non-residential 2,959.3 2,901.3 2,747.9 2,727.5 -0.7 -7.8
Industrial 624.3 660.6 503.5 556.9 10.6 -10.8
Commercial 1,545.0 1,667.6 1,700.9 1,648.5 -3.1 6.7
Institutional 790.1 573.0 543.6 522.1 -3.9 -33.9
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 18,933 19,058 20,016 21,344 6.6 12.7
Single1 6,078 5,194 5,140 5,361 4.3 -11.8
Multiple 12,855 13,864 14,876 15,983 7.4 24.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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