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Canadian Housing Starts Move Higher in August

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

OTTAWA, Sept. 11 /CNW Telbec/ - The seasonally adjusted annual rate(1) of housing starts was 226,500 units in August, up from 215,600 units in July, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Office Construction Boom Drives Record Profits This Year

Thursday, August 23, 2007

OTTAWA, Aug. 23 /CNW Telbec/ - After more than three years of growth, profits in Canada's non-residential construction industry are expected to peak at $2 billion in 2007, according to the Conference Board's Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada's Non-Residential Construction Industry - Summer 2007.

Canadian Housing Starts Move Lower in July

Thursday, August 09, 2007

OTTAWA, Aug. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - The seasonally adjusted annual rate(1) of housing starts was 215,600 units in July, down from 225,300 units in June, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

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