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: Apr 10 2025, 08:31 EDT Next Release: May 14 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 Feb 2025 1.985B CAD 12.56%
British Columbia Building Permits Feb 2025 2.576B CAD 22.72%
Canada Building Permits Feb 2025 13.08B CAD 2.92%
Canada Building Permits MoM Feb 2025 2.92% --
Canada Commercial Building Permits Feb 2025 2.586B CAD 22.90%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Feb 2025 25770.00 -7.08%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Feb 2025 782.82M CAD 12.37%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Feb 2025 1.300B CAD 4.05%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Feb 2025 4.669B CAD 15.28%
Canada Residential Building Permits Feb 2025 8.416B CAD -2.86%
Ontario Building Permits Feb 2025 5.014B CAD 0.56%
Quebec Building Permits Feb 2025 2.357B CAD 0.11%
Last Updated: Apr 15 2025, 08:34 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 Feb 2025 54.57K 18.28%
British Columbia Housing Starts Feb 2025 31.91K -22.32%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Feb 2025 5.29% -0.38%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2022 19648.00 33.25%
Canada Housing Starts Feb 2025 229.03K -4.30%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Feb 2025 239.38K 1.13%
Ontario Housing Starts Feb 2025 61.21K 2.39%
Quebec Housing Starts Feb 2025 54.28K -19.14%
Last Updated: May 1 2025, 10:04 EDT Next Release: Jun 2 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 Mar 2025 124.09B USD -1.00%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Mar 2025 11.76B USD 0.53%
US Construction Spending Mar 2025 2.196T USD -0.49%
US Construction Spending MoM Mar 2025 -0.49% --
US Construction Spending YoY Mar 2025 2.86% 9.34%
US Educational Construction Spending Mar 2025 134.56B USD -0.80%
US Health Care Construction Spending Mar 2025 68.78B USD -1.78%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Mar 2025 146.82B USD -0.53%
US Lodging Construction Spending Mar 2025 23.23B USD -1.32%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Mar 2025 234.11B USD -0.24%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Mar 2025 1.247T USD -0.55%
US Office Construction Spending Mar 2025 103.49B USD -1.24%
US Power Construction Spending Mar 2025 152.07B USD -0.68%
US Private Construction Spending Mar 2025 1.688T USD -0.57%
US Public Construction Spending Mar 2025 508.09B USD -0.22%
US Religious Construction Spending Mar 2025 4.944B USD -2.89%
US Residential Construction Spending Mar 2025 949.47B USD -0.42%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Mar 2025 47.64B USD -0.50%
US Transportation Construction Spending Mar 2025 70.89B USD 1.21%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Mar 2025 34.31B USD 0.29%
Last Updated: Apr 30 2025, 01:03 EDT Next Release: May 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 Mar 2025 10.62M m² 31.49%
Japan Building Starts YoY Mar 2025 28.57% 649.8%
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Mar 2025 22.84% 348.2%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Mar 2025 7.146M m² 45.99%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Mar 2025 42.42% 801.1%
Japan Housing Starts Mar 2025 89432.00 47.62%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Mar 2025 39.07% 1.53K%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Mar 2025 3.474M m² 9.19%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Mar 2025 7.13% 190.2%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Mar 2025 3.474M m² 9.19%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Mar 2025 18.41% 372.9%
Japan Owned Housing Starts Mar 2025 22867.00 40.53%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Mar 2025 37.39% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Mar 2025 42525.00 65.18%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Mar 2025 50.58% 1.46K%
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: Apr 17 2025, 08:31 EDT Next Release: May 16 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 Mar 2025 17.20K 21.13%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Mar 2025 10.40K 36.84%
Southern US New Housing Permits Mar 2025 71.00K 13.06%
US Building Permits Mar 2025 125.50K 17.95%
US Building Permits MoM Mar 2025 1.58% --
US Housing Completed Mar 2025 1.549M -2.09%
US Housing Completed MoM Mar 2025 -2.09% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Mar 2025 1.029M 0.88%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Mar 2025 0.88% -36.60%
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Mar 2025 503.00K -8.21%
US Housing Starts Mar 2025 1.324M -11.38%
US Housing Starts MoM Mar 2025 -11.38% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Mar 2025 940.00K -14.23%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Mar 2025 -14.23% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Mar 2025 371.00K 0.00%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Mar 2025 35.70K 25.26%
Western US New Housing Permits Mar 2025 26.90K 22.83%