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Canada Data: Building Permits +6.0% in Dec vs +2.1% in Nov>

Data for:          December 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
                                               yr/yr   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                    Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-17  Dec-18  Nov-18  Dec-18
Total               8812.1   8312.4   8144.6   7970.3     6.0     2.1    10.6
 Residential        5272.6   5062.4   5183.6   5028.2     4.2    -2.3     4.9
  Single-family*    2022.1   2137.3   2276.0   2692.1    -5.4    -6.1   -24.9
  Multi-unit        3250.6   2925.2   2907.6   2336.0    11.1     0.6    39.2
 Non-residential    3539.4   3249.9   2960.9   2942.2     8.9     9.8    20.3
  Industrial         588.4    526.0    438.6    681.1    11.9    19.9   -13.6
  Commercial        2344.9   2045.6   1793.1   1560.4    14.6    14.1    50.3
  Institutional      606.2    678.3    729.2    700.6   -10.6    -7.0   -13.5
                                            Number of Units
Total dwellings      20210    19635    20242    18634     2.9    -3.0     8.5
Single-family*        4532     4700     5084     6312    -3.6    -7.6   -28.2
Multi-unit           15678    14935    15158    12323     5.0    -1.5    27.2
* 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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