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.
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 | Aug 2026 | 2.019B CAD | 21.71% |
| British Columbia Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 2.097B CAD | 7.46% |
| Canada Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 13.57B CAD | 8.76% |
| Canada Commercial Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 2.187B CAD | -14.80% |
| Canada Dwellings Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 25833.00 | 12.77% |
| Canada Industrial Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 1.130B CAD | 39.06% |
| Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 1.786B CAD | 1.88% |
| Canada Non-residential Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 5.103B CAD | -0.58% |
| Canada Residential Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 8.469B CAD | 15.29% |
| Ontario Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 5.090B CAD | 9.44% |
| Quebec Building Permits | Aug 2026 | 2.857B CAD | 3.91% |
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 | Aug 2026 | 53.43K | 12.07% |
| British Columbia Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 41.84K | 35.94% |
| Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate | Aug 2026 | 5.13% | 0.20% |
| Canada Housing Completions | Dec 2025 | 21433.00 | 6.74% |
| Canada Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 229.05K | -0.14% |
| Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average | Aug 2026 | 244.15K | -1.33% |
| Ontario Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 43.06K | -19.37% |
| Quebec Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 60.47K | -5.21% |
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
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 | Aug 2026 | 7.412M m² | -10.53% |
| Japan Building Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 0.82% | -91.34% |
| Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 6.44% | -55.93% |
| Japan Dwelling Building Starts | Aug 2026 | 5.078M m² | -5.18% |
| Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 6.36% | -20.66% |
| Japan Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 63974.00 | -3.71% |
| Japan Housing Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 6.14% | -25.08% |
| Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts | Aug 2026 | 2.334M m² | -20.30% |
| Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | -9.45% | -- |
| Japan Non-wooden Building Starts | Aug 2026 | 2.334M m² | -20.30% |
| Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | -2.75% | -- |
| Japan Owned Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 17713.00 | -0.10% |
| Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 1.03% | 180.6% |
| Japan Rented Housing Starts | Aug 2026 | 28309.00 | -6.15% |
| Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY | Aug 2026 | 6.48% | -35.41% |
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 | Q1 2026 | 69.31 | -6.57% |
| NAHB Multifamily Production Index | Q1 2026 | 43.84 | -1.83% |
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 | Sep 2026 | 19.60K | 2.08% |
| Northeastern US New Housing Permits | Sep 2026 | 11.70K | 8.33% |
| Southern US New Housing Permits | Sep 2026 | 61.40K | -2.07% |
| US Building Permits | Sep 2026 | 115.10K | -2.70% |
| US Building Permits MoM | Sep 2026 | -0.21% | -- |
| US Housing Completed | Sep 2026 | 1.192M | 2.23% |
| US Housing Completed MoM | Sep 2026 | 2.23% | -- |
| US Housing Completed: 1 Unit | Sep 2026 | 840.00K | -2.44% |
| US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM | Sep 2026 | -2.44% | -- |
| US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More | Sep 2026 | 339.00K | 14.92% |
| US Housing Starts | Sep 2026 | 1.221M | -5.20% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | Sep 2026 | -5.20% | -- |
| US Housing Starts: 1 Unit | Sep 2026 | 859.00K | -4.56% |
| US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM | Sep 2026 | -4.56% | -- |
| US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More | Sep 2026 | 349.00K | -7.18% |
| US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More | Sep 2026 | 40.70K | 1.50% |
| Western US New Housing Permits | Sep 2026 | 22.40K | -12.50% |
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