-- 加拿大統計局週一表示,2月加拿大發放的建築許可總價值較上月下降11億加元,降幅8.4%,至121億加元。 加拿大統計局在聲明中指出,建築意向的下降主要由非住宅領域造成,下降幅度達13億加元,而住宅領域則增長了1.356億加元,部分抵消了這一降幅。 加拿大統計局補充道,以固定匯率(2023年=100)計算,2月發放的建築許可總價值較上季下降8.6%,年減11.5%。 2月非住宅建築許可價值較上月下降24.0%,創下自2023年4月以來的最大跌幅。其中,機構建築許可(下降9.872億加元)是2月份下降的主要原因,商業建築(下降1.6億加元)和工業建築(下降1.047億加元)的降幅相對較小。 住宅領域多單元住宅許可(增加1.803億加元)的增長被單戶住宅許可(下降4470萬加元)的下降部分抵消。 該數據指的是住宅(單戶住宅和多戶住宅)和非住宅(工業、商業和機構建築)建築許可的價值。數據來自對發放許可的市政當局的調查,並根據建築業對季節性變化的敏感性進行了季節性調整。它是加拿大建築業的領先指標。
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