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Construction on rise

NATIONAL housing starts
rose to it seasonally adjusted
annual rate
112.600 units during the first
three months of 1996, up

2.1% front a revised tevel af

110.300 units during the
fourth quarter of 1995,
reports, Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation
(CMHC).

“While this is a small
advance and activity is still
low, home building has been
improving for two consecu-
live quarters.” said CMHC
economist Gilles Proulx.

(SAAR) of

“And there are other positive
signs for the coming
months,” he added. “New
construction gathered
momentum Uhroughout the
first quarter, the resale miar-
ket is active, and inventories,
while still high, are shrink-
ing.”

The first quarter increase
in construction wis concen-
trated in single-detached
units. which rose to 69,100
from 65.500 (SAAR} in the
preceding quarter. Multiple
unit construction fell miar-

43.500 units

(SAAR),

The pattetn of relative
stability, in’ national trends
was shared by all regions.
Construction activity rose
moderiutely in Quebec. the
Prairies and the Atlantic
region. but fell somewhat in
Ontario and British
Columbia.

In British Columbia. can-
struction declined to 25.000
units (SAAR) from 25,400
in the preceding quarter as a
result, of fower activity in

See B.C. starts pare 68

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