September Investment in New Housing Construction Rises 4.8% YOY

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Spending on new housing construction rose 4.8% year over year to $4.8 billion in September, following a 2.9% gain in August (revised data).The increase at the national level reflected higher investment in apartment and apartment-condominium building and row house construction, as spending on single-family and semi-detached dwellings continued to decline.

Spending on apartment and apartment-condominium building construction rose 26.5% from the same month a year earlier to $1.7 billion in September. This was the fifth consecutive double-digit increase.

Investment in row house construction also increased year over year, albeit at a slower pace, up 3.7% from September 2014 to $445 million.

Investment in the construction of single-family dwellings fell 5.0% year over year to $2.4 billion in September, marking the fourth consecutive decrease. Spending on semi-detached dwellings declined 13.2% from the same month a year earlier to $226 million in September.

Chart 1: Investment in new housing construction, by type of dwelling

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Construction spending rose in five provinces, led by Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Quebec.

In Ontario, investment in new housing construction increased 17.6% year over year to $1.8 billion. Spending on apartment and apartment-condominium building construction rose 34.0% to $597 million, the second consecutive double-digit increase. Investment in single-family dwelling construction grew 15.1% to $967 million.

In British Columbia, spending on new housing construction rose 15.7% from the same month a year earlier to $836 million. Investment in apartment and apartment-condominium building construction increased 22.2% to $346 million. Spending on single-family housing construction, in turn, grew 12.3% to $387 million.

In Quebec, where construction spending had been on a downward trend since December 2012, investment grew 7.0% year over year to $719 million. The increase reflected higher investment in apartment and apartment-condominium building construction, as spending on single-family housing, row houses and semi-detached dwellings declined.

Alberta registered the largest decline in new housing construction spending on a year-over-year basis in September, followed by Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Investment in new housing construction, by province and territory
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Source: Statistics Canada

 

 

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