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Investment in Building Construction

(INV_BUILDING_TOTAL)
Observations
Jul 2026: 23598050403
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:15:42 a.m. ET
Units
Dollars,
Seasonally adjusted, current dollars
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction
Series ID
INV_BUILDING_TOTAL
Table 34-10-0293-01
CREDInvestment in Building Construction
COVID-19 recession120000000001400000000016000000000180000000002000000000022000000000240000000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Dollars2017-01-01: 137040530202017-02-01: 134751880892017-03-01: 135167469502017-04-01: 136087109162017-05-01: 142072730102017-06-01: 142712677102017-07-01: 140872403062017-08-01: 135668695192017-09-01: 135194795502017-10-01: 139706773492017-11-01: 145136945242017-12-01: 145184102092018-01-01: 145619750902018-02-01: 144052722372018-03-01: 145998725212018-04-01: 148838897562018-05-01: 147071511532018-06-01: 147211024492018-07-01: 146917720862018-08-01: 150196373862018-09-01: 150581099302018-10-01: 148812356742018-11-01: 145317715592018-12-01: 145953818542019-01-01: 146832615612019-02-01: 148964992792019-03-01: 147657008162019-04-01: 147377401892019-05-01: 149683546912019-06-01: 148570909762019-07-01: 148814314802019-08-01: 150914399282019-09-01: 154413686542019-10-01: 154570777192019-11-01: 154202436822019-12-01: 153633513312020-01-01: 153417151862020-02-01: 157074703812020-03-01: 158282158992020-04-01: 116145725222020-05-01: 139303438252020-06-01: 148773971732020-07-01: 153382043362020-08-01: 159293183892020-09-01: 162139566512020-10-01: 163777890152020-11-01: 168967255842020-12-01: 173379645892021-01-01: 178037504922021-02-01: 183991856612021-03-01: 191209595992021-04-01: 201342974632021-05-01: 199661298342021-06-01: 191236650122021-07-01: 186169592832021-08-01: 183126125472021-09-01: 181351718182021-10-01: 183167669742021-11-01: 187441861822021-12-01: 193397362102022-01-01: 198959281862022-02-01: 199223579472022-03-01: 199255784242022-04-01: 204508396682022-05-01: 206982888042022-06-01: 209540035832022-07-01: 212689690292022-08-01: 213756406602022-09-01: 209626250302022-10-01: 206453172442022-11-01: 201567817122022-12-01: 199117651172023-01-01: 200653987682023-02-01: 199438685332023-03-01: 194197541662023-04-01: 196374926692023-05-01: 195982708722023-06-01: 195663208202023-07-01: 198605266512023-08-01: 200910072052023-09-01: 207275311442023-10-01: 212294253142023-11-01: 212612901572023-12-01: 211811181762024-01-01: 212620915562024-02-01: 206252997392024-03-01: 206479911042024-04-01: 203804571732024-05-01: 203593051472024-06-01: 208548828282024-07-01: 208000505622024-08-01: 209333431702024-09-01: 214585510502024-10-01: 212957397042024-11-01: 208110491322024-12-01: 208511773532025-01-01: 213302112702025-02-01: 219251263342025-03-01: 220746630042025-04-01: 218964406892025-05-01: 220733640092025-06-01: 219694540222025-07-01: 218394342712025-08-01: 218104608402025-09-01: 217122821912025-10-01: 216142520092025-11-01: 223982387312025-12-01: 230026196002026-01-01: 228377864492026-02-01: 227314080942026-03-01: 229202993082026-04-01: 235153230182026-05-01: 234614345892026-06-01: 233271997382026-07-01: 23598050403
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Investment in Building Construction

Units: Dollars, Seasonally adjusted, current dollars

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: The seasonally adjusted dollar value of all building construction put in place each month, in current dollars. It covers residential and non-residential buildings and is the monthly read on construction activity from permits to completions. From the Investment in Building Construction survey.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction INV_BUILDING_TOTAL, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/INV_BUILDING_TOTAL, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via Statistics Canada via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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