Building Permits
The value of construction intentions for buildings in the non-residential and residential sectors. The data are obtained from a monthly survey of Canadian municipalities.
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Building Permits ($ million)
| Trend | % CHANGE | % CHANGE | ||||
Building Permits ($ million)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Building Permits ($ million)
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Oct 10, 2018
In August 2018, Alberta municipalities issued $1.07 billion in building permits, a decrease of 10.0% from August 2017. Nationally, building permits increased 4.3% over the same time period. Residential permits decreased 24.5% year over year, while industrial increased 7.4%, and commercial by 32.7%, over August 2017.