Monitoring The Local Economy November 2006
Wednesday, Dec 20 2006, 01:00
| Brampton Indicators |
YTD Oct 2006 |
YTD Oct 2005 |
Variance (06/05) |
| Total New Employment1 |
1,799
|
1,550
|
16.1% |
| Total New Business1 |
251
|
209
|
20.1% |
| Unemployment Rate (Toronto CMA)2 |
6.6%
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6.0%
|
10.0% |
| Average Active Employment Insurance Claims2 |
168,854
|
233,032
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-27.5% |
| Total Construction Value3 |
$ 1,250,286,975 |
$ 1,069,318,811
|
16.9% |
| Residential Construction Value3 |
$868,735,293
|
$476,695,952
|
82.2% |
| Industrial Construction Value 3 |
$133,441,509
|
$277,621,764
|
-51.9% |
| Commercial Construction Value3 |
$89,996,917
|
$71,795,382
|
25.4% |
| Institutional Construction Value 3 |
$140,167,559
|
$221,978,577
|
-36.9% |
| Miscellaneous Construction Value3 |
$17,945,697
|
$21,227,136
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-15.5% |
| Housing Resale Activity4 |
6,489
|
6,836
|
-5.1% |
| Average House Price4 |
$294,260 |
$280,861 |
4.8% |
| Housing Permits (units)3 |
4,119
|
2,225
|
85.1% |
| Industrial Vacancy Rates (3rd Qtr)5 |
4.5%
|
4.8%
|
-6.3% |
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