Table 1
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2011 June 2012 July 2012r August 2012p July to August 2012 August 2011 to August 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total 6,024.1 7,008.7 6,809.4 7,347.6 7.9 22.0
Residential 3,589.3 4,437.4 4,276.4 4,176.3 -2.3 16.4
Single1 2,198.9 2,491.6 2,456.3 2,398.8 -2.3 9.1
Multiple 1,390.5 1,945.8 1,820.1 1,777.5 -2.3 27.8
Non-residential 2,434.7 2,571.3 2,532.9 3,171.3 25.2 30.3
Industrial 361.8 479.9 505.3 637.9 26.2 76.3
Commercial 1,447.5 1,551.1 1,619.8 1,482.2 -8.5 2.4
Institutional 625.4 540.3 407.9 1,051.2 157.7 68.1
  number of units % change
Total dwellings 15,831 20,121 19,003 18,655 -1.8 17.8
Single1 6,705 7,411 7,253 7,111 -2.0 6.1
Multiple 9,126 12,710 11,750 11,544 -1.8 26.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
1.
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
Note(s): 
Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.