Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of October 10-16

Price of New Housing -In August, the cost of new housing in B.C. rose 6.9% compared to the same month a year earlier. Prices in Vancouver jumped 7.8% and there was a 3.0% increase in new housing prices in Victoria.
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Building Permits -The value of building permits fell 9.9% (seasonally adjusted) in August from the previous month. A decrease in permits for residential (‑16.5%) and institutional (‑13.6) projects offset increases for industrial (+47.1%) and commercial (+17.0%) buildings.
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Housing Starts - Housing starts in urban areas (areas with population of at least 10,000) in British Columbia increased 6.3% in September compared to August. The increase was broad-based as all subcomponents saw increases in the month, with the exception of row homes which saw a decline of 30.6%.
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Current Surveys

• Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• Elections BC Voters List Quality Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Liquor Distribution Branch Work Environment Survey 2017
  
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• New Job Survey
  
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• 2017 BC Wildfire Service Auxiliary Work Environment Survey

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.