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Monitoring The Local Economy July 2006

Wednesday, Aug 09 2006, 12:00

Brampton Indicators YTD July 2006 YTD July 2005 Variance (06/05)
Total New Employment1 1,378 741 86.0%
Total New Business1 172 156 10.3%
Unemployment Rate (Toronto CMA)2 6.2% 7.9% -13.0%
Average Active Employment Insurance Claims2 124,125 167,448 -25.9%
Total Construction Value3  $ 745,158,556  $784,223,627 -5.0%
Residential Construction Value3  $ 551,179,673  $292,865,315 88.2%
Industrial Construction Value 3  $64,058,769  $236,000,264 -72.9%
Commercial Construction Value3  $60,524,960  $57,306,600 5.6%
Institutional Construction Value 3  $56,671,259  $185,247,427 -69.4%
Miscellaneous Construction Value3  $12,723,895  $12,804,021 -0.6%
Housing Resale Activity4 4,672 4,815 -3.0%
Average House Price4  $293,333  $280,358 4.6%
Housing Permits (units)3 2,752 1,400 96.6%
Industrial Vacancy Rates (2nd Qtr)5 4.0% 4.4% -9.1%