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Fourth Quarter 2010

  1. The New Housing Price Index (2007=100) increased 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2010, up from the previous increase of 0.2%. The Atlantic Region (+1.4%), Quebec (+1.1%), and Ontario (+0.6%) all posted increases, while the Prairie Region (-0.1%) and British Columbia (-0.4%) decreased the quarter.
  2. The composite price index for non-residential building construction increased by 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter. This was the third consecutive quarterly increase. Year over year, the composite price index for non-residential building construction was up 1.7%.
  3. The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (MEPI) declined by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. The import component decreased by 2.0% over this period, while the domestic component fell by 0.2%. The total MEPI decreased by 2.4% compared with the fourth quarter of 2009, with the import component falling by 3.7% and the domestic component down by 0.4%.