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 13 2026, 08:33 EDT Next Release: May 19 2026, 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 2026 1.606B CAD -14.80%
British Columbia Building Permits Feb 2026 2.219B CAD 29.33%
Canada Building Permits Feb 2026 12.09B CAD -8.45%
Canada Commercial Building Permits Feb 2026 2.048B CAD -7.25%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Feb 2026 24889.00 -0.79%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Feb 2026 985.10M CAD -9.61%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Feb 2026 929.08M CAD -51.52%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Feb 2026 3.962B CAD -24.01%
Canada Residential Building Permits Feb 2026 8.132B CAD 1.70%
Ontario Building Permits Feb 2026 4.583B CAD -15.13%
Quebec Building Permits Feb 2026 2.441B CAD -16.31%
Last Updated: Apr 15 2026, 09:32 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 2026 44.08K -5.07%
British Columbia Housing Starts Feb 2026 45.71K -16.17%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Feb 2026 5.05% -0.39%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2025 21433.00 6.74%
Canada Housing Starts Feb 2026 250.90K 4.48%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Feb 2026 256.00K 0.43%
Ontario Housing Starts Feb 2026 67.37K 0.51%
Quebec Housing Starts Feb 2026 63.25K 30.86%
Last Updated: Apr 28 2026, 13:52 EDT Next Release: May 7 2026, 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 2026 122.25B USD -0.29%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Jan 2026 12.79B USD 3.33%
US Construction Spending Jan 2026 2.190T USD -0.33%
US Construction Spending MoM Jan 2026 -0.33% --
US Construction Spending YoY Jan 2026 0.25% -78.76%
US Educational Construction Spending Jan 2026 140.12B USD -0.37%
US Health Care Construction Spending Jan 2026 68.98B USD 0.53%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Jan 2026 149.54B USD 3.28%
US Lodging Construction Spending Jan 2026 24.91B USD 0.25%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Jan 2026 196.17B USD -2.05%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Jan 2026 1.245T USD 0.00%
US Office Construction Spending Jan 2026 109.24B USD 0.67%
US Power Construction Spending Jan 2026 162.38B USD -0.17%
US Private Construction Spending Jan 2026 1.661T USD -0.62%
US Public Construction Spending Jan 2026 529.23B USD 0.62%
US Religious Construction Spending Jan 2026 5.131B USD -1.06%
US Residential Construction Spending Jan 2026 945.15B USD -0.76%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Jan 2026 54.34B USD -0.26%
US Transportation Construction Spending Jan 2026 69.60B USD -0.02%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Jan 2026 36.47B USD -0.37%
Last Updated: Apr 30 2026, 01:02 EDT Next Release: May 29 2026, 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 2026 8.133M m² 9.43%
Japan Building Starts YoY Mar 2026 -23.68% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Mar 2026 -21.72% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Mar 2026 5.076M m² 10.35%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Mar 2026 -29.23% --
Japan Housing Starts Mar 2026 63495.00 10.18%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Mar 2026 -29.29% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Mar 2026 3.057M m² 7.93%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Mar 2026 -12.27% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Mar 2026 3.057M m² 7.93%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Mar 2026 -20.73% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Mar 2026 16659.00 7.47%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Mar 2026 -27.43% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Mar 2026 27678.00 10.53%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Mar 2026 -35.19% --
Last Updated: Nov 6 2025, 17:29 EST Next Release: Aug 6 2026, 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 Q3 2025 74.32 -9.43%
NAHB Multifamily Production Index Q3 2025 45.88 -0.03%
Last Updated: Apr 29 2026, 08:30 EDT Next Release: May 21 2026, 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 2026 18.40K 40.46%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Mar 2026 10.00K -8.26%
Southern US New Housing Permits Mar 2026 65.40K 6.51%
US Building Permits Mar 2026 122.40K 7.65%
US Building Permits MoM Mar 2026 -10.79% --
US Housing Completed Mar 2026 1.366M 0.15%
US Housing Completed MoM Mar 2026 0.15% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Mar 2026 896.00K -4.78%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Mar 2026 -4.78% --
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Mar 2026 452.00K 10.24%
US Housing Starts Mar 2026 1.502M 10.77%
US Housing Starts MoM Mar 2026 10.77% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Mar 2026 1.032M 9.67%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Mar 2026 9.67% 102.0%
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Mar 2026 446.00K 9.58%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Mar 2026 36.20K -10.40%
Western US New Housing Permits Mar 2026 28.60K 1.42%

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