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% |
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