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: 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: Jan 30 2026, 00:00 EST Next Release: Feb 27 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 Dec 2025 7.825M m² 8.37%
Japan Building Starts YoY Dec 2025 -2.57% --
Japan Built for Sale Housing Starts YoY Dec 2025 1.87% --
Japan Dwelling Building Starts Dec 2025 5.063M m² 4.17%
Japan Dwelling Building Starts YoY Dec 2025 -0.65% --
Japan Housing Starts Dec 2025 62118.00 4.36%
Japan Housing Starts YoY Dec 2025 -1.33% --
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts Dec 2025 2.761M m² 17.02%
Japan Non-dwelling Building Starts YoY Dec 2025 -5.91% --
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts Dec 2025 2.761M m² 17.02%
Japan Non-wooden Building Starts YoY Dec 2025 -3.99% --
Japan Owned Housing Starts Dec 2025 17496.00 -2.26%
Japan Owned Housing Starts YoY Dec 2025 -1.82% --
Japan Rented Housing Starts Dec 2025 25518.00 1.05%
Japan Rented Housing Starts YoY Dec 2025 -3.43% --
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: Feb 18 2026, 08:30 EST

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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