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: Mar 30 2026, 18:12 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: Jan 21 2026, 10:03 EST Next Release: Jun 1 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 Oct 2025 121.72B USD 0.06%
US Conservation and Development Construction Spending Oct 2025 13.04B USD 1.42%
US Construction Spending Oct 2025 2.175T USD 0.50%
US Construction Spending MoM Oct 2025 0.50% --
US Construction Spending YoY Oct 2025 -0.46% --
US Educational Construction Spending Oct 2025 140.97B USD 0.95%
US Health Care Construction Spending Oct 2025 69.07B USD -0.22%
US Highway and Street Construction Spending Oct 2025 142.58B USD -0.01%
US Lodging Construction Spending Oct 2025 24.37B USD 0.06%
US Manufacturing Construction Spending Oct 2025 214.14B USD -1.01%
US Nonresidential Construction Spending Oct 2025 1.249T USD -0.04%
US Office Construction Spending Oct 2025 105.82B USD -0.37%
US Power Construction Spending Oct 2025 157.71B USD 0.07%
US Private Construction Spending Oct 2025 1.651T USD 0.64%
US Public Construction Spending Oct 2025 523.97B USD 0.09%
US Religious Construction Spending Oct 2025 5.206B USD 1.22%
US Residential Construction Spending Oct 2025 926.47B USD 1.25%
US Sewage and Waste Disposal Construction Spending Oct 2025 54.83B USD -0.03%
US Transportation Construction Spending Oct 2025 69.34B USD 0.12%
US Water Supply Construction Spending Oct 2025 37.01B USD 1.53%
Last Updated: Mar 31 2026, 01:04 EDT Next Release: Apr 30 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 Feb 2026 7.432M m² 6.18%
Japan Building Starts YoY Feb 2026 -7.97% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Feb 2026 -8.78% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Feb 2026 4.600M m² 3.75%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Feb 2026 -6.03% --
Japan Housing Starts Feb 2026 57630.00 3.10%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Feb 2026 -4.87% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Feb 2026 2.833M m² 10.37%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Feb 2026 -10.96% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Feb 2026 2.833M m² 10.37%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Feb 2026 -11.16% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Feb 2026 15501.00 7.51%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Feb 2026 -4.74% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Feb 2026 25042.00 4.20%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Feb 2026 -2.73% --
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: Mar 25 2026, 14:30 EDT Next Release: Apr 29 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 Jan 2026 12.80K -9.22%
Northeastern US New Housing Permits Jan 2026 11.40K -28.75%
Southern US New Housing Permits Jan 2026 54.20K -3.21%
US Building Permits Jan 2026 100.20K -14.80%
US Building Permits MoM Jan 2026 -4.74% --
US Housing Completed Jan 2026 1.527M 4.80%
US Housing Completed MoM Jan 2026 4.80% --
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit Jan 2026 970.00K -1.02%
US Housing Completed: 1 Unit MoM Jan 2026 -1.02% --
US Housing Completed: 5 Units or More Jan 2026 532.00K 16.16%
US Housing Starts Jan 2026 1.487M 7.21%
US Housing Starts MoM Jan 2026 7.21% 51.52%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit Jan 2026 935.00K -2.81%
US Housing Starts: 1 Unit MoM Jan 2026 -2.81% --
US Housing Starts: 5 Units or More Jan 2026 524.00K 29.06%
US New Housing Permits: 5 Units or More Jan 2026 34.50K -31.00%
Western US New Housing Permits Jan 2026 21.30K -32.17%

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