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: Nov 12 2025, 08:31 EST Next Release: Dec 12 2025, 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 Sep 2025 1.742B CAD 16.20%
British Columbia Building Permits Sep 2025 2.147B CAD -5.64%
Canada Building Permits Sep 2025 11.72B CAD 4.50%
Canada Commercial Building Permits Sep 2025 2.351B CAD 9.57%
Canada Dwellings Building Permits Sep 2025 24105.00 2.87%
Canada Industrial Building Permits Sep 2025 848.83M CAD 14.09%
Canada Institutional and Governmental Building Permits Sep 2025 1.250B CAD -10.11%
Canada Non-residential Building Permits Sep 2025 4.450B CAD 3.96%
Canada Residential Building Permits Sep 2025 7.270B CAD 4.83%
Ontario Building Permits Sep 2025 3.951B CAD 2.85%
Quebec Building Permits Sep 2025 2.505B CAD 4.98%
Last Updated: Nov 17 2025, 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 Sep 2025 54.63K 15.94%
British Columbia Housing Starts Sep 2025 37.30K -20.48%
Canada 5-year Conventional Mortgage Lending Rate Sep 2025 5.09% -0.20%
Canada Housing Completions Dec 2022 19648.00 33.25%
Canada Housing Starts Sep 2025 279.23K 14.19%
Canada Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average Sep 2025 277.15K 4.06%
Ontario Housing Starts Sep 2025 89.83K 55.26%
Quebec Housing Starts Sep 2025 59.76K 6.78%
Last Updated: Nov 29 2025, 15:05 EST Next Release: Jan 2 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: Nov 28 2025, 00:03 EST Next Release: Dec 30 2025, 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 Oct 2025 8.775M m² 2.76%
Japan Building Starts YoY Oct 2025 -3.54% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Oct 2025 14.83% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Oct 2025 5.681M m² 10.10%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Oct 2025 -0.93% --
Japan Housing Starts Oct 2025 71871.00 13.06%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Oct 2025 3.16% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Oct 2025 3.093M m² -8.45%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Oct 2025 -8.00% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Oct 2025 3.093M m² -8.45%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Oct 2025 -3.54% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Oct 2025 18081.00 -1.05%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Oct 2025 -8.25% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Oct 2025 30771.00 7.99%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Oct 2025 4.16% --
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: Oct 17 2025, 08:31 EDT 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 Aug 2025 18.40K -8.00%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Aug 2025 10.60K -2.75%
Southern US New Housing Permits Aug 2025 59.30K -10.42%
US Building Permits Aug 2025 113.90K -6.26%
US Building Permits MoM Aug 2025 -2.35% --
US Housing Completed Aug 2025 1.608M 8.43%
US Housing Completed MoM Aug 2025 8.43% 19.12%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Aug 2025 1.09M 6.65%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Aug 2025 6.65% -39.99%
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Aug 2025 503.00K 10.79%
US Housing Starts Aug 2025 1.307M -8.54%
US Housing Starts MoM Aug 2025 -8.54% --
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Aug 2025 890.00K -7.00%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Aug 2025 -7.00% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Aug 2025 403.00K -11.04%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Aug 2025 37.10K -1.59%
Western US New Housing Permits Aug 2025 25.70K 5.33%

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