Canada housing starts
Canada housing starts closed down 248.6 as of December 31, 2022 from 263 from the previous month and 238.41 from last year.
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Canada housing starts
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | 248.6 |
| 2022-11-30 | 263 |
| 2022-10-31 | 264.58 |
| 2022-09-30 | 298.81 |
| 2022-08-31 | 269.7 |
| 2022-07-31 | 275.16 |
| 2022-06-30 | 272.4 |
| 2022-05-31 | 287.3 |
| 2022-04-30 | 267.33 |
| 2022-03-31 | 248.39 |
| 2022-02-28 | 250.25 |
| 2022-01-31 | 229.18 |
| 2021-12-31 | 238.4 |
| 2021-11-30 | 305.51 |
| 2021-10-31 | 238.12 |
| 2021-09-30 | 251.04 |
| 2021-08-31 | 262.75 |
| 2021-07-31 | 273.92 |
| 2021-06-30 | 279.06 |
| 2021-05-31 | 284.59 |
Canada Housing starts Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the Canada housing starts signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| housing starts | ca.housingstarts | 248.6 | 263 | -5.48 | 4.28 | Down | UP | 65 | 2023-01-21 |
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 housing starts analysis
Canada’s housing starts is an indicator measuring the number of residential homes whose foundations have been laid. Housing starts are projects which have started and hence is an a coincident economic indicator. Building permits is a preferred economic indicator since it’s a leading economic indicator measuring the number of residential homes which have received planning permission by the local planning department before getting started. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
Canada housing starts trend
Canada housing starts 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 housing starts has recorded new highs or lows. Canada housing starts trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
Canada housing starts momentum
Canada housing starts momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.