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Table 5: Dwelling Units, Value of Residential and Non-residential Building Permits, Provinces and Territories, Seasonally Adjusted, 2002

Month Number of dwelling units Estimated value of construction
Singles1 Multiples Total dwellings Residential Non-residential Total
Industrial Commercial Institutional and governmental Total
units units units thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars
Canada                  
    Augustr
 10,714 8,568 19,282 2,558,127 287,581 685,858 463,521 1,436,960 3,995,087
    Septemberp
 10,738 6,696 17,434 2,445,632 236,543 637,862 400,024 1,274,429 3,720,061
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 96,540 65,142 161,682 21,953,151 2,400,637 6,265,170 3,760,438 12,426,245 34,379,396
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 72,660 47,472 120,132 16,239,364 2,697,213 6,939,076 3,657,583 13,293,872 29,533,236
Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Augustr
 138 21 159 19,934 3,477 3,604 1,002 8,083 28,017
    Septemberp
 150 30 180 19,812 126 7,010 4,039 11,175 30,987
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 1,262 310 1,572 177,159 10,927 74,332 24,606 109,865 287,024
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 953 119 1,072 129,207 6,777 76,018 15,480 98,275 227,482
Prince Edward Island                  
    Augustr
 53 114 167 13,004 1,190 1,068 115 2,373 15,377
    Septemberp
 48 3 51 5,906 676 538 5,887 7,101 13,007
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 568 218 786 73,970 5,471 20,895 8,381 34,747 108,717
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 375 89 464 48,673 26,131 52,040 48,844 127,015 175,688
Nova Scotia                  
    Augustr
 265 36 301 40,473 6,441 9,902 1,742 18,085 58,558
    Septemberp
 324 44 368 45,316 12,501 13,406 767 26,674 71,990
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 2,721 906 3,627 448,686 49,552 123,141 27,567 200,260 648,946
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 2,146 750 2,896 337,309 28,039 128,010 33,746 189,795 527,104
New Brunswick                  
    Augustr
 201 60 261 31,589 3,720 22,599 5,881 32,200 63,789
    Septemberp
 185 136 321 30,454 6,917 13,107 2,546 22,570 53,024
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 2,101 941 3,042 303,135 33,739 135,505 45,788 215,032 518,167
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 1,460 698 2,158 207,273 24,271 109,852 52,814 186,937 394,210
Quebec                  
    Augustr
 2,006 1,987 3,993 485,678 54,468 156,188 77,846 288,502 774,180
    Septemberp
 1,985 2,150 4,135 511,260 51,257 124,610 86,622 262,489 773,749
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 16,962 14,432 31,394 3,998,360 573,221 1,391,345 572,556 2,537,122 6,535,482
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 11,612 8,713 20,325 2,612,162 633,553 1,735,368 555,598 2,924,519 5,536,681
Ontario                  
    Augustr
 4,627 3,734 8,361 1,207,643 153,216 264,723 287,810 705,749 1,913,392
    Septemberp
 4,596 2,047 6,643 1,042,705 95,174 198,049 192,295 485,518 1,528,223
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 41,502 26,011 67,513 10,031,376 1,108,628 2,367,638 2,086,138 5,562,404 15,593,780
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 32,457 22,097 54,554 7,948,813 1,148,534 2,562,716 1,685,505 5,396,755 13,345,568
Manitoba                  
    Augustr
 212 28 240 34,717 4,298 20,231 9,213 33,742 68,459
    Septemberp
 204 69 273 35,681 11,855 15,806 8,118 35,779 71,460
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 1,988 451 2,439 334,533 99,832 153,007 90,167 343,006 677,539
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 1,549 354 1,903 243,841 78,460 170,241 48,626 297,327 541,168
Saskatchewan                  
    Augustr
 183 77 260 28,338 1,381 17,399 6,468 25,248 53,586
    Septemberp
 143 80 223 24,134 3,715 15,545 4,480 23,740 47,874
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 1,205 596 1,801 197,398 26,264 171,242 124,131 321,637 519,035
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 935 587 1,522 167,743 60,607 165,846 130,638 357,091 524,834
Alberta                  
    Augustr
 2,090 1,074 3,164 364,814 35,420 118,204 39,579 193,203 558,017
    Septemberp
 2,032 919 2,951 361,488 38,721 143,579 59,359 241,659 603,147
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 19,553 10,928 30,481 3,432,813 304,399 996,181 439,111 1,739,691 5,172,504
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 14,965 7,323 22,288 2,422,687 504,538 932,952 410,801 1,848,291 4,270,978
British Columbia                  
    Augustr
 908 1,368 2,276 317,337 19,447 69,539 33,380 122,366 439,703
    Septemberp
 1,043 1,176 2,219 355,695 15,454 105,355 35,673 156,482 512,177
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 8,445 10,009 18,454 2,870,234 182,887 822,949 314,516 1,320,352 4,190,586
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 6,032 6,589 12,621 2,074,820 180,211 979,374 624,329 1,783,914 3,858,734
Yukon                  
    Augustr
 12 0 12 1,665 271 1,271 367 1,909 3,574
    Septemberp
 11 0 11 1,660 42 721 88 851 2,511
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 109 15 124 15,812 729 3,398 1,860 5,987 21,799
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 104 7 111 13,125 829 14,457 15,225 30,511 43,636
Northwest Territories                  
    Augustr
 13 38 51 6,383 3,552 937 100 4,589 10,972
    Septemberp
 15 23 38 7,562 105 80 150 335 7,897
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 99 218 317 47,204 4,288 4,742 10,594 19,624 66,828
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 39 85 124 18,793 3,753 7,996 27,727 39,476 58,269
Nunavut                  
    Augustr
 6 31 37 6,552 700 193 18 911 7,463
    Septemberp
 2 19 21 3,959 0 56 0 56 4,015
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2002 25 107 132 22,471 700 795 15,023 16,518 38,989
Cumulative Jan. - Sept. 2001 33 61 94 14,918 1,510 4,206 8,250 13,966 28,884

1 Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.