Canadian building permits fall in August

Published: Oct. 6, 2008 at 4:13 PM
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OTTAWA, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian housing permits issued in August fell 13.5 percent in value in August to $5.6 billion, Statistics Canada reported Monday.

Permits issued for residential housing fell 9.3 percent to $3.4 billion, lead by a 17.5 percent drop in multifamily housing, the report said.

Permits for non-residential construction, including commercial, industrial and institutional projects, declined 19.3 percent to $2.2 billion.

Quebec and Ontario showed the sharpest drop off in residential building, contributing to two-thirds of the decline, the report said.


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