Canada building permits
Canada building permits closed down 10287408 as of December 31, 2022 from 11093338 from the previous month and 11344176 from last year.
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Canada building permits
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 10287408 |
| 2022-11-30 | 11093338 |
| 2022-10-31 | 9656646 |
| 2022-09-30 | 10211488 |
| 2022-08-31 | 12399959 |
| 2022-07-31 | 11065819 |
| 2022-06-30 | 12034657 |
| 2022-05-31 | 12030202 |
| 2022-04-30 | 11886032 |
| 2022-03-31 | 11912418 |
| 2022-02-28 | 12658480 |
| 2022-01-31 | 10240652 |
| 2021-12-31 | 11344176 |
| 2021-11-30 | 11363283 |
| 2021-10-31 | 10567578 |
| 2021-09-30 | 10227983 |
| 2021-08-31 | 9847986 |
| 2021-07-31 | 9928498 |
| 2021-06-30 | 10294083 |
| 2021-05-31 | 9609811 |
Canada Building permits Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the Canada building permits signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| building permits | ca.buildingpermits | 10287400 | 11093300 | -7.26 | -9.32 | Down | Down | 75 | 2023-01-25 |
Canada Financial Markets
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P/TSX Composite | TSE | 20023.5 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 51.85 | 0.17 | -1.25 | 0.14 | -4.15 |
| Canada ETF | EWC | 33.73 | -50 | -25 | 0 | 45.74 | -0.47 | -2.46 | -2.43 | -8.67 |
| Canadian Dollar US Dollar (CAD/USD) | CADUSD | 1.3544 | -50 | 75 | 0 | 51.46 | -0.81 | -0.26 | 1.98 | 5.71 |
| Canada 10-Year Bond Yield | CA.10Y | 2.846 | -50 | -50 | 0 | 40.29 | 2.56 | -5.1 | -8.84 | 96.55 |
| Canada 5-Year Bond Yield | CA.5Y | 3.764 | 1 | 1 | 1.6285 | 61.8119 | 0.02617 | 0.10187 | 0.05701 | 1.54153 |
| Canada 2-year bond yield | CA.2Y | 3.772 | -100 | 25 | 0 | 41.26 | -0.74 | -5.06 | -1.85 | 283.72 |
| Canada Yield Curve | CA.YC | -0.585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada Credit Default Swaps | CDS.Canada | 67.2518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Canada Macroeconomic Indicators
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | ca.balanceoftrade | -40 | 130 | -130.77 | -101.79 | Down | Down | 65 | 2022-12-21 |
| bank lending rate | ca.banks.lendingrate | 5.45 | 4.7 | 16 | 122 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-10-31 |
| banks balance sheet | ca.banks.bs | 1141620 | 1137320 | 0.38 | 13.34 | UP | UP | 45 | 2023-01-25 |
| building permits | ca.buildingpermits | 10287400 | 11093300 | -7.26 | -9.32 | Down | Down | 75 | 2023-01-25 |
| business confidence | ca.bizconfidence | 33.4 | 51.4 | -35.02 | -25.78 | Down | Down | 5 | 2022-12-21 |
| capacity utilization | ca.caputilization | 82.6 | 82.8 | -0.24 | 0.12 | UP | UP | 85 | 2022-12-12 |
| capital flows | ca.capitalflows | -14411 | 184 | -7932.07 | 18861.8 | Down | Down | 5 | 2022-12-01 |
| car registrations | ca.carregistrations | 123874 | 132260 | -6.34 | 5.53 | Down | UP | 26.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| central bank balance sheet | ca.cb.assets | 414633 | 432093 | -4.04 | -16.93 | Down | Down | 50 | 2022-12-21 |
| consumer confidence | ca.consconfidence | 49.34 | 46.62 | 5.83 | -5.62 | Down | Down | 26.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| consumer price index cpi | ca.cpi | 153.1 | 154 | -0.58 | 6.17 | UP | UP | 97.5 | 2023-01-21 |
| core inflation rate | ca.coreinflationrate | 5.4 | 5.8 | -6.9 | 134.78 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| current account | ca.currentaccount | -11101 | 2645 | -519.7 | -2.84 | Down | UP | 58.33 | 2022-12-01 |
| current account to gdp | ca.currentaccountgdp | 0.1 | -1.9 | -105 | -103 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | ca.depositrate | 4.21 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| exports | ca.exports | 64371.5 | 65893.3 | -2.31 | 10.53 | UP | UP | 88.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| external debt | ca.externaldebt | 3441080 | 3239740 | 6.21 | 27.7 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-12 |
| fiscal expenditure | ca.fiscalexp | 33974 | 30169 | 12.61 | -0.25 | Down | Down | 56.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign direct investment | ca.fdi | 16487 | 24852 | -33.66 | 17.11 | UP | UP | 70 | 2022-12-01 |
| foreign exchange reserves | ca.fxreserves | 107255 | 106462 | 0.74 | 0.6 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| gdp | ca.gdp | 1988.34 | 1645.42 | 20.84 | 23.23 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| Real GDP | ca.realgdp | 2189060 | 2173240 | 0.73 | 3.64 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-01 |
| gdp growth | ca.gdpgrowth | 0.8 | 1.6 | -50 | 700 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96 | 2022-03-31 |
| gdp growth annual | ca.gdpgrowthan | 3.9 | 4.7 | -17.02 | 105.26 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2022-12-01 |
| gdp growth annualized | ca.gdpgrowthannu | 3.1 | 6.6 | -53 | 675 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97 | 2022-03-31 |
| gold reserves | ca.goldres | 0 | 3 | -100 | -100 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
| government budget | ca.govbudget | -4.7 | -14.9 | -68 | 683 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 98 | 2021-01-31 |
| Government budget | ca.govbudgetvalue | -3380 | -1900 | 77.89 | 134.23 | Down | Down | 45 | 2023-01-25 |
| government debt to gdp | ca.govdebtgdp | 112.8 | 117.8 | -4 | 42 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| government revenues | ca.govrev | 35307 | 31375 | 12.53 | 12.04 | Down | UP | 88.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| housing index | ca.housingindex | 125.7 | 125.1 | 0 | 10 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 81 | 2022-04-30 |
| housing starts | ca.housingstarts | 248.6 | 263 | -5.48 | 4.28 | Down | UP | 65 | 2023-01-21 |
| imports | ca.imports | 64412.5 | 65763.2 | -2.05 | 15.02 | UP | UP | 91.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production | ca.indproduction | 1.58 | 3.8 | -58.42 | -75.04 | Down | Down | 41.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production mom | ca.indproductionmm | -1.02 | 0.17 | -700 | -170.34 | Down | Down | 8.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| inflation cpi | ca.inflationcpi | 6.3 | 6.8 | -7.35 | 43.18 | UP | UP | 90 | 2023-01-21 |
| interbank rate | ca.interbankrate | 4.64 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| interest rate | ca.interestrate | 3.75 | 3.25 | 15 | 1400 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-10-26 |
| loans to private sector | ca.loanprivate | 624168 | 620879 | 0.53 | 22.12 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-25 |
| Canada | ca.manpmi | 51 | 49.2 | 3.66 | -9.25 | Down | Down | 30.83 | 2023-01-25 |
| money supply m0 | ca.msm0 | 319796 | 309182 | 3.43 | -18.81 | Down | Down | 60 | 2023-01-25 |
| money supply m1 | ca.msm1 | 1557240 | 1566380 | -0.58 | -2.82 | Down | Down | 73.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| money supply m2 | ca.msm2 | 2384950 | 2376920 | 0.34 | 3.23 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-21 |
| money supply m3 | ca.msm3 | 3411740 | 3377240 | 1.02 | 8.09 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-21 |
| Producer Price Index | ca.producerprices | 127.2 | 128.6 | -1.09 | 7.52 | Down | UP | 88.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| PPI Index | ca.producerpricesch | 7.6 | 9.4 | -19.15 | -55.56 | Down | Down | 66.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales MoM | ca.retailsales | -0.1 | 1.3 | -107.69 | -112.5 | Down | Down | 43.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales | ca.retailsalesan | 5.2 | 6.2 | -16.13 | 18.18 | Down | UP | 66.67 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales ex autos | ca.retailsalesexauto | -0.6 | 1.6 | -137.5 | -160 | Down | Down | 23.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| unemployment rate | ca.unemploymentrate | 5.3 | 5.5 | -4 | -29 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 16 | 2022-03-31 |
| youth unemployment rate | ca.ytunemploymentrate | 10.3 | 10.6 | -2.83 | -1.9 | Down | Down | 15 | 2022-12-01 |
Canada building permits analysis
Canada’s building permits are authorizations granted by the government before the construction of a new building. the issuance of building permits is a barometer of Canada’s consumer confidence and solvency. Canada’s building permits is used by economists to make conclusions on the following: 1. Whether developers are bullish or bearish on the prospects of future home sales in Canada, 2. the demand for housing which is a major componet of consumer sentiment and consumer spending, 3. the supply of loans and hence the health of Canada’s banking sector. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
Canada building permits trend
Canada building permits trend is in an uptrend when the last value is higher than its twelve-month moving average and its twelve-month moving average slope is positive (last twelve-month moving average is higher than the previous month twelve-month moving average) and vice-versa. MacroVar calculates the number of months the Canada building permits has recorded new highs or lows. Canada building permits trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
Canada building permits momentum
Canada building permits momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.