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

Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2016
June
2017
July
2017r
August
2017p
July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 7,495.9 8,210.7 7,979.6 7,543.0 -5.5 0.6
Residential 4,576.4 5,122.1 5,013.7 4,872.3 -2.8 6.5
Single1 2,531.7 2,413.9 2,502.8 2,511.8 0.4 -0.8
Multiple 2,044.7 2,708.2 2,510.9 2,360.6 -6.0 15.4
Non-residential 2,919.5 3,088.6 2,965.8 2,670.7 -10.0 -8.5
Industrial 487.1 581.4 575.3 475.6 -17.3 -2.4
Commercial 1,600.7 1,700.1 1,483.6 1,443.8 -2.7 -9.8
Institutional 831.6 807.1 906.9 751.3 -17.2 -9.7
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 17,484 19,932 19,542 17,811 -8.9 1.9
Single1 6,010 5,499 5,763 5,630 -2.3 -6.3
Multiple 11,474 14,433 13,779 12,181 -11.6 6.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 026-0006 and 026-0010.
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