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Canada Data: Building Permits -2.6% in Feb vs +5.2% in Jan>

Data for:          February 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
                                               yr/yr   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                    Feb-18   Jan-18   Dec-17   Feb-17  Feb-18  Jan-18  Feb-18
Total               8167.3   8384.4   7970.3   7667.1    -2.6     5.2     6.5
 Residential        5295.9   5311.1   5028.2   5093.9    -0.3     5.6     4.0
  Single-family*    2597.3   2638.6   2692.1   2547.7    -1.6    -2.0     1.9
  Multi-unit        2698.6   2672.4   2336.0   2546.3     1.0    14.4     6.0
 Non-residential    2871.4   3073.3   2942.2   2573.2    -6.6     4.5    11.6
  Industrial         575.0    548.6    681.1    388.3     4.8   -19.5    48.1
  Commercial        1542.1   1689.3   1560.4   1499.3    -8.7     8.3     2.9
  Institutional      754.3    835.4    700.6    685.6    -9.7    19.2    10.0
                                            Number of Units
Total dwellings      18960    19178    18634    20009    -1.1     2.9    -5.2
Single-family*        5943     6004     6312     6299    -1.0    -4.9    -5.7
Multi-unit           13018    13173    12323    13709    -1.2     6.9    -5.0
* Single-family includes single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
Percentage changes are calculated by MNI.
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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