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Canada Data: Building Permits -5.5% in Aug vs -2.8% in Jul>

Data for:          August 2017
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
                                               yr/yr   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                    Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17   Aug-16  Aug-17  Jul-17  Aug-17
Total               7543.0   7979.6   8210.7   7495.9    -5.5    -2.8     0.6
 Residential        4872.3   5013.7   5122.1   4576.4    -2.8    -2.1     6.5
  Single-family*    2511.8   2502.8   2413.9   2531.7     0.4     3.7    -0.8
  Multi-unit        2360.6   2510.9   2708.2   2044.7    -6.0    -7.3    15.4
 Non-residential    2670.7   2965.8   3088.6   2919.5   -10.0    -4.0    -8.5
  Industrial         475.6    575.3    581.4    487.1   -17.3    -1.0    -2.4
  Commercial        1443.8   1483.6   1700.1   1600.7    -2.7   -12.7    -9.8
  Institutional      751.3    906.9    807.1    831.6   -17.2    12.4    -9.7
                                            Number of Units
Total dwellings      17811    19542    19932    17484    -8.9    -2.0     1.9
Single-family*        5630     5763     5499     6010    -2.3     4.8    -6.3
Multi-unit           12181    13779    14433    11474   -11.6    -4.5     6.2
* 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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