Canada Housing Starts Show Low Rates Supporting Building
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Canadian housing starts unexpectedly increased for a second month in March and building permits rose in February, evidence that low borrowing costs are supporting construction.
Starts were 184,028 at a seasonally adjusted annual pace during the month, up from a revised 183,207 in February, the Ottawa-based Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. said on its website today. In a separate report, Statistics Canada said building permits rose for a second month in February on a rebound in non-residential projects.