Canadian Building Permits Up in September

Canadian building permits in September increased 17.0% from August to $9.45 billion (CAD) and were up 10.6% from the year-ago period.  September residential authorizations grew 6.9% from the prior month to $6.04 billion and climbed 17.4% from September 2019.  Single-family totals reached $2.75 billion, up 8.9% from August and jumping 24.8% from the prior year.  Multi-family levels were 5.2% higher than August at $3.28 billion and rose 12.0% from September 2019.  See Statistics Canada