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Table 29 Construction

  2006 2007 2007 2008
    S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                             
$'000,000                              
Building permits (4667) 66,266 74,380 6,344 6,750 6,033 6,029 5,815 5,861 5,591 6,543 6,675 6,319 6,480 5,724 6,492
    Annual % change
9.1 12.2 12.4 8.6 -4.0 7.0 -3.9 22.9 -8.7 15.4 -4.7 -9.2 3.9 -10.7 2.3
                             
    Non-residential (4669)
25,213 28,832 2,309 2,657 2,205 2,183 2,547 2,067 2,028 2,590 2,948 2,718 2,734 2,251 3,191
    Industrial (4670)
4,533 4,987 359 372 486 330 437 407 314 331 564 398 497 413 679
    Commercial (4671)
14,431 16,966 1,426 1,607 1,105 1,299 1,407 1,183 1,250 1,705 1,734 1,529 1,458 1,366 1,525
    Institutional and government (4672)
6,250 6,879 524 678 614 554 703 476 464 555 651 791 779 472 986
                             
    Residential (4668)
41,053 45,547 4,035 4,093 3,827 3,846 3,269 3,794 3,564 3,952 3,727 3,600 3,746 3,472 3,301
                             
'000 units                              
Housing starts (at annual rates)                              
                             
All areas (730390) 229 228 277 226 230 185 216 244 243 219 226 216 194 218 219
    Annual % change
2.3 -0.7 37.9 1.0 0.1 -16.1 -16.6 21.1 11.7 -0.5 -4.6 -4.3 -12.3 -5.5 -21.2
Urban centres (730040) 197 193 241 193 197 151 195 222 222 193 199 190 168 192 193
    Singles (730041)
95 90 90 88 98 86 82 83 81 76 81 75 75 76 70
    Multiples (730047)
102 103 151 105 99 66 112 140 141 117 118 115 94 116 123

Sources: Building Permits (Catalogue no. 64-001-XIE), contact: É. Saint-Pierre (613-951-2025).
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, contact: L. Bourgon (613-748-2358).
National Income and Expenditure Accounts, quarterly estimates (Catalogue no.13-001-XIB). Client services (613-951-3640).

CANSIM tables: 026-0008, 027-0007, 027-0002 and 380-0010