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Canada Data: Building Permits -5.7% in Feb vs -6.0% in Jan>

Data for:          February 2019
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
                                                     yr/yr   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                          Feb-19   Jan-19   Dec-18   Feb-18  Feb-19  Jan-19  Feb-19
Total                     7829.1   8298.5   8831.1   8399.5    -5.7    -6.0    -6.8
 Residential              4882.9   5337.5   5253.9   5348.4    -8.5     1.6    -8.7
  Single-family*          2147.8   2064.8   1984.7   2563.0     4.0     4.0   -16.2
  Multi-unit              2735.1   3272.7   3269.2   2785.4   -16.4     0.1    -1.8
 Non-residential          2946.3   2961.0   3577.2   3051.1    -0.5   -17.2    -3.4
  Industrial               613.9    583.4    594.0    687.3     5.2    -1.8   -10.7
  Commercial              1674.4   1788.1   2387.3   1619.8    -6.4   -25.1     3.4
  Institutional            657.9    589.6    595.9    744.0    11.6    -1.1   -11.6
                                                  Number of Units
Total dwellings            19059    21156    20348    18976    -9.9     4.0     0.4
Single-family*              4705     4472     4434     5736     5.2     0.9   -18.0
Multi-unit                 14354    16684    15914    13240   -14.0     4.8     8.4
* 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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