Higher Material Prices Increase Q! Apartment Building Construction Price Index

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The composite price index for apartment building construction rose 0.5% in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter. This increase resulted from higher prices for materials used in apartment building construction.Of the seven metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed, Vancouver  reported the largest increase(+0.9%), followed by Toronto (+0.7%). Edmonton (-0.4%) and Calgary (-0.1%) reported the only decreases.

Year over year, the composite price index for apartment building construction was up 1.5%. Of the CMAs surveyed, Toronto (+2.3%) recorded the largest year-over-year gain, while Edmonton (+0.1%) recorded the smallest increase compared with the first quarter of 2014.

 

 

 

 

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