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: Mar 13 2025, 08:38 EDT Next Release: Apr 10 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 Jan 2025 1.746B CAD -1.19%
British Columbia Building Permits Jan 2025 2.101B CAD -2.94%
Canada Building Permits Jan 2025 12.81B CAD -3.22%
Canada Building Permits MoM Jan 2025 -3.22% --
Canada Commercial Building Permits Jan 2025 2.070B CAD 14.32%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Jan 2025 28325.00 -3.75%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Jan 2025 699.74M CAD -28.94%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Jan 2025 1.259B CAD -6.49%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Jan 2025 4.029B CAD -2.73%
Canada Residential Building Permits Jan 2025 8.778B CAD -3.44%
Ontario Building Permits Jan 2025 5.058B CAD -13.23%
Quebec Building Permits Jan 2025 2.346B CAD 2.77%
Last Updated: Mar 17 2025, 08:33 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 Jan 2025 45.99K 3.37%
British Columbia Housing Starts Jan 2025 41.14K -12.93%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Jan 2025 5.31% -0.75%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2022 19648.00 33.25%
Canada Housing Starts Jan 2025 239.74K 3.12%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Jan 2025 236.89K -2.46%
Ontario Housing Starts Jan 2025 59.42K -8.66%
Quebec Housing Starts Jan 2025 67.95K 33.14%
Last Updated: Mar 3 2025, 10:02 EST Next Release: Apr 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 Jan 2025 124.96B USD -0.41%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Jan 2025 11.43B USD 0.62%
US Construction Spending Jan 2025 2.193T USD -0.16%
US Construction Spending MoM Jan 2025 -0.16% --
US Construction Spending YoY Jan 2025 2.77% -34.96%
US Educational Construction Spending Jan 2025 134.70B USD -0.63%
US Health Care Construction Spending Jan 2025 69.34B USD 0.57%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Jan 2025 146.06B USD 0.61%
US Lodging Construction Spending Jan 2025 23.49B USD 0.70%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Jan 2025 235.75B USD -0.33%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Jan 2025 1.248T USD 0.07%
US Office Construction Spending Jan 2025 104.78B USD 0.44%
US Power Construction Spending Jan 2025 151.84B USD 0.34%
US Private Construction Spending Jan 2025 1.686T USD -0.24%
US Public Construction Spending Jan 2025 506.56B USD 0.13%
US Religious Construction Spending Jan 2025 4.662B USD 1.57%
US Residential Construction Spending Jan 2025 944.48B USD -0.45%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Jan 2025 47.02B USD 0.38%
US Transportation Construction Spending Jan 2025 70.09B USD 0.11%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Jan 2025 34.33B USD 0.27%
Last Updated: Feb 28 2025, 00:01 EST Next Release: Mar 31 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 Jan 2025 6.980M m² -13.09%
Japan Building Starts YoY Jan 2025 -12.24% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Jan 2025 -5.99% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Jan 2025 4.493M m² -11.85%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Jan 2025 -4.09% --
Japan Housing Starts Jan 2025 56134.00 -10.84%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Jan 2025 -4.61% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Jan 2025 2.487M m² -15.25%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Jan 2025 -23.93% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Jan 2025 2.487M m² -15.25%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Jan 2025 -15.17% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Jan 2025 13525.00 -24.11%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Jan 2025 -8.65% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Jan 2025 24387.00 -7.71%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Jan 2025 -1.19% --
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: Mar 18 2025, 08:32 EDT Next Release: Apr 17 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 Feb 2025 14.30K 10.85%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Feb 2025 7.60K -22.45%
Southern US New Housing Permits Feb 2025 62.70K -5.00%
US Building Permits Feb 2025 106.00K -4.93%
US Building Permits MoM Feb 2025 -1.15% --
US Housing Completed Feb 2025 1.592M -4.04%
US Housing Completed MoM Feb 2025 -4.04% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Feb 2025 1.066M 7.14%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Feb 2025 7.14% 5.56%
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Feb 2025 512.00K -20.74%
US Housing Starts Feb 2025 1.501M 11.19%
US Housing Starts MoM Feb 2025 11.19% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Feb 2025 1.108M 11.36%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Feb 2025 11.36% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Feb 2025 370.00K 12.12%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Feb 2025 28.40K -16.96%
Western US New Housing Permits Feb 2025 21.40K -6.14%