OTTAWA, Ontario, November 8, 2001 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate* of housing starts in Canada increased 12.7 per cent in October to 173,500 units compared with 154,000 units in September, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Urban singles rose 7.2 per cent to an annual rate of 84,800 units from 79,100 in September, the highest annual rate for single starts since March 2000. Urban multiple starts bounced back 20.6 per cent to an annual rate of 67,200 units compared with 55,700. Estimated rural starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 21,500 units.
"Urban starts rose in all regions with strong increases in the multiple starts segment in the Prairies, Atlantic and Quebec while Ontario posted a healthy gain in the single starts segment," said Philippe Le Goff, senior economist at CMHC's Market Analysis Centre. "Low inventories and low mortgage rates continue to fuel new residential construction."
"Actual urban housing starts since January are still 7.0 per cent higher than the same period in 2000, 117,215 units compared with 109,741 units. While the single detached market increased 4.0 per cent, the main source of strength this year remains the multiple market, up 11 per cent."
* Most starts figures in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR), that is, actual monthly figures adjusted to remove normal seasonal variation and multiplied by 12 to reflect an annual pace.
Information:
Philippe Le Goff
CMHC
(613) 748-2933
plegoff@cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Housing Starts
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| September 2001 Final |
October 2001 Preliminary |
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| Province | Actual | SAAR | Actual | SAAR |
| NEWFOUNDLAND | 139 | 1,400 | 105 | 1,200 |
| PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND | 45 | 400 | 53 | 400 |
| NOVA SCOTIA | 176 | 1,800 | 156 | 2,300 |
| NEW BRUNSWICK | 274 | 2,400 | 306 | 5,500 |
| QUEBEC | 1,540 | 19,800 | 1,805 | 22,700 |
| ONTARIO | 5,885 | 64,700 | 6,154 | 68,900 |
| MANITOBA | 152 | 1,500 | 125 | 1,500 |
| SASKATCHEWAN | 170 | 2,000 | 317 | 3,500 |
| ALBERTA | 2,231 | 25,400 | 2,469 | 28,300 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA | 1,487 | 15,400 | 1,529 | 17,700 |
| TOTAL (+10,000 pop.) | 12,099 | 134,800 | 13,019 | 152,000 |
| OTHER AREA ESTIMATES (Less than 10,000 pop.) |
2,002 | 19,200 | 2,203 | 21,500 |
| CANADA | 14,101 | 154,000 | 15,222 | 173,500 |
