The value of building permits in Canada has risen at a monthly rate of 20.5% to $12.8 billion in April, after a 12.3% decrease in March, data by Statistics Canada showed.The actual rate well exceeded
Canada’s building permits well above estimates in April
The value of building permits in Canada has risen at a monthly rate of 20.5% to $12.8 billion in April, after a 12.3% decrease in March, data by Statistics Canada showed.
The actual rate well exceeded market consensus of a 2.2% increase.
In April, residential permits rose at a monthly rate of 21% to $8 billion, as single unit permits were up 2.4% to $2.6 billion and multiple unit permits surged 32.6% to $5.4 billion.
In the meantime, non-residential permits were up by 19.6% to $4.8 billion in April, as commercial permits rose 21.3%, industrial permits rose 17.4% and institutional permits went up 17.7%.
The Canadian Dollar was 0.09% weaker on the day against its US counterpart, with the USD/CAD currency pair last trading at 1.3770.
The major Forex pair was holding in proximity to an 8-week high of 1.3792 ahead of key US CPI inflation data and FOMC policy decision due on Wednesday.
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