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
  October
2017
August
2018r
September
2018r
October
2018p
September to October 2018 October 2017 to October 2018
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 8,397.4 8,036.4 8,070.8 8,058.5 -0.2 -4.0
Residential 5,036.8 4,922.2 4,945.3 5,152.2 4.2 2.3
Single1 2,567.0 2,216.2 2,195.7 2,297.2 4.6 -10.5
Multiple 2,469.8 2,706.0 2,749.6 2,854.9 3.8 15.6
Non-residential 3,360.6 3,114.2 3,125.5 2,906.3 -7.0 -13.5
Industrial 763.0 662.3 626.1 439.0 -29.9 -42.5
Commercial 1,691.7 1,763.5 1,696.3 1,733.9 2.2 2.5
Institutional 906.0 688.3 803.2 733.4 -8.7 -19.0
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 18,640 17,866 19,237 20,017 4.1 7.4
Single1 5,739 4,755 4,944 5,052 2.2 -12.0
Multiple 12,902 13,111 14,293 14,965 4.7 16.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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