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
  October
2018
August
2019r
September
2019r
October
2019p
September to October 2019 October 2018 to October 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 8,184.4 8,928.5 8,400.0 8,275.2 -1.5 1.1
Residential 5,242.9 5,704.0 5,107.5 4,945.5 -3.2 -5.7
Single1 2,286.2 2,396.4 2,189.2 2,125.9 -2.9 -7.0
Multiple 2,956.7 3,307.7 2,918.4 2,819.6 -3.4 -4.6
Non-residential 2,941.6 3,224.4 3,292.4 3,329.6 1.1 13.2
Industrial 432.5 664.5 610.8 604.3 -1.1 39.7
Commercial 1,794.9 1,912.5 2,069.4 1,960.5 -5.3 9.2
Institutional 714.1 647.5 612.3 764.9 24.9 7.1
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 20,516 20,424 19,104 18,900 -1.1 -7.9
Single1 5,098 5,175 4,742 4,657 -1.8 -8.7
Multiple 15,418 15,249 14,362 14,243 -0.8 -7.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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