Canadian Construction Investment Archives

Canadian Building Construction Investment Is Rising, But It’s Entirely Due To Inflation

January 15, 2022

Canadian investment in building construction is soaring. Typically the leading indicator would mean a robust real estate market is coming. That may not be the case this time, according to Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data. Once the agency adjusts for inflation, investment in building construction contracts. The entire increase for investment (and then some) have […]

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Canadian Building Investment Drops For The Third Month Due To Housing

September 13, 2021

Canadian building investment is falling, and it’s due to a lack of housing investment. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows total building investment fell in July. Taking a dive into the data, we can see this is due entirely to falling residential investment. While it dropped, no need to worry about an inventory squeeze. The […]