The construction category contains indicators which provide data on the construction sector of the economy. Examples of indicators in this category include data on housing construction, including housing permits, and construction spending by various sectors of the economy.

Last Updated: May 14 2025, 08:32 EDT Next Release: Jul 11 2025, 08:30 EDT

The monthly Building Permits Survey collects data on the value of permits issued by Canadian municipalities for both residential and non-residential buildings, and the number of residential dwellings authorized. The survey also measures the number of dwelling units demolished.

Major Canada Building Permits Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Alberta Building Permits Mar 2025 1.793B CAD -10.68%
British Columbia Building Permits Mar 2025 2.854B CAD 7.85%
Canada Building Permits Mar 2025 12.88B CAD -4.09%
Canada Building Permits MoM Mar 2025 -4.09% --
Canada Commercial Building Permits Mar 2025 2.023B CAD -18.99%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Mar 2025 27267.00 4.60%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Mar 2025 782.98M CAD -0.47%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Mar 2025 1.420B CAD -14.38%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Mar 2025 4.226B CAD -14.49%
Canada Residential Building Permits Mar 2025 8.655B CAD 1.97%
Ontario Building Permits Mar 2025 4.636B CAD -5.95%
Quebec Building Permits Mar 2025 2.353B CAD -1.31%
Last Updated: May 15 2025, 08:31 EDT Next Release: --

The Canada Housing Information Monthly is an essential sourcebook for detailed housing information will help you stay informed, with information obtained from two national surveys conducted by CMHC: Starts, Completions and Market Absorption. Housing Information Monthly consists of ten modules, containing more than 90 easy-to-read, data-rich statistical tables on starts, completions, absorptions and prices for both provincial and local markets.

Major Canada Housing Information Monthly Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Alberta Housing Starts Apr 2025 63.36K 19.37%
British Columbia Housing Starts Apr 2025 53.20K 70.77%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Mar 2025 5.22% 2.35%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2022 19648.00 33.25%
Canada Housing Starts Apr 2025 278.61K 30.07%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Apr 2025 240.90K 2.38%
Ontario Housing Starts Apr 2025 66.77K 72.33%
Quebec Housing Starts Apr 2025 59.89K 2.92%
Last Updated: Jun 2 2025, 10:04 EDT Next Release: Jul 1 2025, 10:00 EDT

Construction Spending report provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the United States. This includes the cost of labor and materials, architectural and engineering work, overhead, interest and taxes paid during construction, and contractor’s profits.

Major Construction Spending Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Commercial Construction Spending Apr 2025 122.57B USD -0.76%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Apr 2025 11.49B USD -1.42%
US Construction Spending Apr 2025 2.152T USD -0.45%
US Construction Spending MoM Apr 2025 -0.45% --
US Construction Spending YoY Apr 2025 -0.07% --
US Educational Construction Spending Apr 2025 135.62B USD -0.02%
US Health Care Construction Spending Apr 2025 69.38B USD 0.40%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Apr 2025 147.28B USD 0.49%
US Lodging Construction Spending Apr 2025 23.05B USD 0.11%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Apr 2025 232.17B USD -0.56%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Apr 2025 1.248T USD -0.14%
US Office Construction Spending Apr 2025 104.12B USD 0.03%
US Power Construction Spending Apr 2025 152.01B USD -0.66%
US Private Construction Spending Apr 2025 1.639T USD -0.72%
US Public Construction Spending Apr 2025 513.52B USD 0.44%
US Religious Construction Spending Apr 2025 4.793B USD -2.62%
US Residential Construction Spending Apr 2025 904.59B USD -0.87%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Apr 2025 49.26B USD 0.11%
US Transportation Construction Spending Apr 2025 71.10B USD 0.58%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Apr 2025 34.32B USD 0.06%
Last Updated: May 30 2025, 01:04 EDT Next Release: Jun 30 2025, 01:00 EDT

The Construction Starts Statistics Survey report contains data on building and housing starts in Japan. It is organized by owner-occupant relation, construction method, type of dwelling, and other aspects of construction.

Major Construction Starts Statistics Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Japan Building Starts Apr 2025 8.461M m² -20.33%
Japan Building Starts YoY Apr 2025 -16.21% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Apr 2025 -29.65% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Apr 2025 4.375M m² -38.78%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Apr 2025 -27.68% --
Japan Housing Starts Apr 2025 56188.00 -37.17%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Apr 2025 -26.63% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Apr 2025 4.085M m² 17.61%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Apr 2025 0.94% -86.85%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Apr 2025 4.085M m² 17.61%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Apr 2025 -12.90% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Apr 2025 13635.00 -40.37%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Apr 2025 -23.73% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Apr 2025 24939.00 -41.35%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Apr 2025 -27.92% --
Last Updated: Feb 13 2025, 10:10 EST Next Release: Aug 7 2025, 08:00 EDT

The Multifamily Market Survey is based on a quarterly survey of NAHB multifamily builders and property managers. The survey is designed to monitor conditions for multifamily production (starts) and multifamily rental occupancy in the current versus preceding quarter as well as in the next six months.

Major NAHB Multifamily Market Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
NAHB Multifamily Occupancy Index Q4 2024 80.58 6.90%
NAHB Multifamily Production Index Q4 2024 47.51 18.00%
Last Updated: May 16 2025, 08:33 EDT Next Release: Jun 18 2025, 08:30 EDT

New Residential Construction reports contains the first available preliminary monthly estimates of the number of housing units started, authorized but not started, under construction, and completed. Revised figures for previous months are also included. Data are shown by type of structure at the national level and by Census Region. Quarterly data on selected characteristics of housing units started and completed are included.

Major New Residential Construction Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Midwestern US New Housing Permits Apr 2025 18.10K 7.10%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Apr 2025 10.80K 4.85%
Southern US New Housing Permits Apr 2025 70.30K 0.29%
US Building Permits Apr 2025 129.10K 3.95%
US Building Permits MoM Apr 2025 -4.66% --
US Housing Completed Apr 2025 1.458M -5.87%
US Housing Completed MoM Apr 2025 -5.87% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Apr 2025 943.00K -8.00%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Apr 2025 -8.00% --
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Apr 2025 507.00K 0.20%
US Housing Starts Apr 2025 1.361M 1.64%
US Housing Starts MoM Apr 2025 1.64% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Apr 2025 927.00K -2.11%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Apr 2025 -2.11% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Apr 2025 420.00K 11.11%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Apr 2025 35.30K 1.15%
Western US New Housing Permits Apr 2025 29.80K 10.78%

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