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: Jan 13 2026, 08:31 EST Next Release: Feb 11 2026, 08:30 EST

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 Nov 2025 2.063B CAD -1.64%
British Columbia Building Permits Nov 2025 2.302B CAD 2.15%
Canada Building Permits Nov 2025 12.03B CAD -13.07%
Canada Commercial Building Permits Nov 2025 2.404B CAD -14.95%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Nov 2025 24554.00 -11.41%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Nov 2025 828.13M CAD -5.34%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Nov 2025 1.283B CAD -19.91%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Nov 2025 4.515B CAD -14.86%
Canada Residential Building Permits Nov 2025 7.516B CAD -11.96%
Ontario Building Permits Nov 2025 4.203B CAD -21.97%
Quebec Building Permits Nov 2025 2.210B CAD -19.44%
Last Updated: Jan 15 2026, 08:33 EST 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 Nov 2025 53.58K -7.50%
British Columbia Housing Starts Nov 2025 41.64K 17.95%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Oct 2025 5.04% -0.98%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2022 19648.00 33.25%
Canada Housing Starts Nov 2025 254.06K 9.39%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Nov 2025 264.44K -1.72%
Ontario Housing Starts Nov 2025 55.08K 26.90%
Quebec Housing Starts Nov 2025 63.50K -0.77%
Last Updated: Nov 29 2025, 15:05 EST Next Release: Jan 21 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Aug 2025 120.61B USD -0.12%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Aug 2025 12.61B USD -0.10%
US Construction Spending Aug 2025 2.169T USD 0.21%
US Construction Spending MoM Aug 2025 0.21% 3.94%
US Construction Spending YoY Aug 2025 -1.57% --
US Educational Construction Spending Aug 2025 137.60B USD 0.72%
US Health Care Construction Spending Aug 2025 69.62B USD 0.16%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Aug 2025 143.58B USD -0.25%
US Lodging Construction Spending Aug 2025 24.07B USD -0.40%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Aug 2025 220.40B USD -0.95%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Aug 2025 1.242T USD -0.23%
US Office Construction Spending Aug 2025 105.36B USD -0.44%
US Power Construction Spending Aug 2025 155.73B USD -0.16%
US Private Construction Spending Aug 2025 1.652T USD 0.28%
US Public Construction Spending Aug 2025 517.35B USD -0.03%
US Religious Construction Spending Aug 2025 4.793B USD 1.14%
US Residential Construction Spending Aug 2025 927.26B USD 0.80%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Aug 2025 52.03B USD -0.67%
US Transportation Construction Spending Aug 2025 68.51B USD -0.47%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Aug 2025 35.13B USD 0.45%
Last Updated: Dec 29 2025, 12:02 EST Next Release: Jan 30 2026, 00:00 EST

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 Nov 2025 7.220M m² -17.72%
Japan Building Starts YoY Nov 2025 -14.45% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Nov 2025 -11.26% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Nov 2025 4.860M m² -14.45%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Nov 2025 -8.12% --
Japan Housing Starts Nov 2025 59524.00 -17.18%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Nov 2025 -8.50% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Nov 2025 2.360M m² -23.72%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Nov 2025 -25.09% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Nov 2025 2.360M m² -23.72%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Nov 2025 -22.62% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Nov 2025 17901.00 -1.00%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Nov 2025 -9.46% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Nov 2025 25253.00 -17.93%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Nov 2025 -5.52% --
Last Updated: Nov 6 2025, 17:29 EST Next Release: Feb 12 2026, 08:00 EST

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: Jan 9 2026, 08:32 EST Next Release: --

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 Oct 2025 20.50K 7.89%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Oct 2025 11.90K -1.65%
Southern US New Housing Permits Oct 2025 63.40K 3.09%
US Building Permits Oct 2025 125.30K 6.01%
US Building Permits MoM Oct 2025 -0.21% --
US Housing Completed Oct 2025 1.386M 1.09%
US Housing Completed MoM Oct 2025 1.09% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Oct 2025 1.009M 5.99%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Oct 2025 5.99% --
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Oct 2025 367.00K -8.93%
US Housing Starts Oct 2025 1.246M -4.59%
US Housing Starts MoM Oct 2025 -4.59% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Oct 2025 874.00K 5.43%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Oct 2025 5.43% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Oct 2025 347.00K -25.85%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Oct 2025 43.80K 9.50%
Western US New Housing Permits Oct 2025 29.40K 14.84%

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