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Housing starts reached 211,056 units in 2008, a decrease from 228,343 in 2007, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) first quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition report...... [more...]
Nationwide housing affordability surged at year-end 2008 to its highest level in at least five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI)...... [more...]
In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 2.2% in the euro area (EA15) and by 1.7% in the EU27 in December 2008, compared with the previous month...... [more...]
Expanded tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements in the new economic stimulus package puts more money in consumers' pockets by providing financial incentive for home owners to go green on their renovation projects in 2009 and 2010...... [more...]
Continuing an uninterrupted free-fall, U.S. housing starts and permits fell for a seventh consecutive month in January, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures...... [more...]
In January 2009, month-on-month, agricultural and market services prices fell by 3.0% and 0.5% respectively. Industrial producer prices grew by 1.1% and construction work prices rose by 0.4%...... [more...]
Output in the construction sector has fallen off since the 2nd quarter of 2008 in the eurozone, ending the year significantly down (down 10% over one year in December)...... [more...]
In 2008, the volume of industrial production declined by 1.1% compared to 2007. In December
2008, industrial gross output decreased by 19.6% compared to December 2007, the index adjusted
for working days fell by 23.3%...... [more...]