Residential construction in urban centres of the province decreased in January compared to the same month last year, according to figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Preliminary data1 indicate that a total of 11 units were started in January 2012 compared to 40 during the first month of 2011.
"Charlottetown experienced a decrease in new home construction during the month of January as a result of a lack of multiple starts," said Jason Beaton, market analyst with CMHC in Prince Edward Island. Neither Charlottetown nor Summerside recorded a multiple start in the first month of 2012, compared to 26 and two units, respectively, a year earlier. "Overall, Charlottetown had 10 units started compared to 36 in January of 2011, while Summerside recorded one new unit compared to four last year," added Beaton.
In urban centres across Canada, total housing starts recorded in January were up 24 per cent to 12,220 units compared to 9,823 a year ago. Single-detached starts increased one per cent to 3,596 units, while multiple starts increased 37 per cent to 8,624 units in January. In the Atlantic region, 440 new units were started compared to 500 during January 2011.
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1 Figures for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revisions due to corrections or updates from quarterly enumeration or sampling results.
PRELIMINARY URBAN MONTHLY HOUSING STARTS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SUMMARY
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2012 |
2011 |
YEAR-TO -DATE |
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% Change |
% Change |
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JAN |
JAN |
2012 |
2011 |
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ALL URBAN CENTRES WITH POPULATION >10,000 |
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CHARLOTTETOWN CA |
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Single |
10 |
10 |
0.0% |
10 |
10 |
0.0% |
|
Multiple |
0 |
26 |
# # |
0 |
26 |
# # |
|
TOTAL |
10 |
36 |
-72.2% |
10 |
36 |
-72.2% |
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SUMMERSIDE CA |
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|
Single |
1 |
2 |
-50.0% |
1 |
2 |
-50.0% |
|
Multiple |
0 |
2 |
# # |
0 |
2 |
# # |
|
TOTAL |
1 |
4 |
-75.0% |
1 |
4 |
-75.0% |
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ALL CENTRES |
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|
Single |
11 |
12 |
-8.3% |
11 |
12 |
-8.3% |
|
Multiple |
0 |
28 |
# # |
0 |
28 |
# # |
|
TOTAL |
11 |
40 |
-72.5% |
11 |
40 |
-72.5% |
## Indicates changes in excess of 100% which are not reported due to volatility resulting from small absolute numbers.
SOURCE Canada Market and Housing Corpration
