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
  August
2017
June
2018r
July
2018r
August
2018p
July to August 2018 August 2017 to August 2018
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 7,809.8 8 240.2 8,119.8 8,148.4 0.4 4.3
Residential 5,010.4 5 286.4 5,181.5 4,952.8 -4.4 -1.2
Single1 2,569.3 2 384.5 2,345.7 2,223.4 -5.2 -13.5
Multiple 2,441.1 2 901.8 2,835.8 2,729.4 -3.8 11.8
Non-residential 2,799.4 2 953.8 2,938.3 3,195.6 8.8 14.2
Industrial 519.7 634.3 719.3 676.7 -5.9 30.2
Commercial 1,456.4 1 686.7 1,613.6 1,757.1 8.9 20.6
Institutional 823.3 632.8 605.4 761.8 25.8 -7.5
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 18,124 19 486 19,339 17,809 -7.9 -1.7
Single1 5,745 5 449 4,965 4,750 -4.3 -17.3
Multiple 12,380 14 036 14,374 13,059 -9.1 5.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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