Monitoring The Local Economy May 2007
Wednesday, Feb 21 2007, 01:00
| Brampton Indicators |
YTD Dec 2006 |
YTD Dec 2005 |
Variance (06/05) |
| Total New Employment1 |
3,920
|
3,592
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9.1%
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| Total New Business1 |
297
|
284
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4.6%
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| Unemployment Rate (Toronto CMA)2 |
6.7%
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6.3%
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6.3%
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| Active EI Claims (Peel, Halton, Dufferin)3 |
16,642
|
19,077
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-12.8%
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| Total Construction Value4 |
$ 1,480,704,166 |
$1,235,359,094
|
19.9%
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| Residential Construction Value4 |
$1,031,820,186
|
$556,029,406
|
85.6%
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| Industrial Construction Value 4 |
$159,368,874
|
$302,685,614
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-47.3%
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| Commercial Construction Value4 |
$103,458,109
|
$84,898,511
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21.9%
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| Institutional Construction Value 4 |
$162,958,059
|
$267,985,577
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-39.2%
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| Miscellaneous Construction Value4 |
$23,098,938
|
$23,759,986
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-2.8%
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| Housing Resale Activity5 |
7,426
|
7,772
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-4.5%
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| Average House Price5 |
$ 294,502 |
$281,196
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4.7%
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| Housing Permits (units)4 |
4,912
|
2,360
|
108.1%
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| Industrial Vacancy Rates (3rd Qtr)6 |
4.5%
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4.8%
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-6.3%
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