Non-residential Building Construction Price Index
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The composite price index for non-residential building construction increased by 1.4% in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter. This was the fourth consecutive quarterly advance.
All seven of the census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed reported quarterly increases between 1.1% and 1.9%. Toronto (+1.9%) and Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part (+1.8%) recorded the largest gains.
Year over year, the composite price index for non-residential building construction was up 3.3%. Of the CMAs surveyed, Edmonton (+5.5%) and Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part (+4.9%) recorded the largest increases while Calgary (+1.6%) recorded the smallest advance.
Note: This release presents data that are not seasonally adjusted and the indexes published are subject to a one quarter revision period after dissemination of a given quarter's data.
Available on CANSIM: tables 327-0043 and 327-0044.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 2317 and 2330.
The first quarter 2011 issue of Capital Expenditure Price Statistics (62-007-X, free) will be available in July.
The non-residential building construction price indexes for the second quarter will be released on August 16.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-888-951-4550; 613-951-4550; fax: 613-951-3117; ppd-info-dpp@statcan.gc.ca), Producer Prices Division.
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