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 | 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% |
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% |
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 | 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% | -- |
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% |
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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