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----------------------------------------------------------------------------                       Preliminary Housing Start Data                             January / 2012-2013----------------------------------------------------------------------------Canada                                           January 2012   January 2013----------------------------------------------------------------------------Actual, all areas                                      13,038          9,904----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Actual, rural areas                                     730            745----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Actual, urban centres(1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January - Single-Detached                           3,707          3,279----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January - Multiples                                 8,601          5,880----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January - Total                                    12,308          9,159----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January to Jan. - Single-Detached                   3,707          3,279----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January to January - Multiples                      8,601          5,880----------------------------------------------------------------------------    January to January - Total                         12,308          9,159----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                December 2012   January 2013----------------------------------------------------------------------------SAAR(2), all areas                                    197,118        160,577----------------------------------------------------------------------------  SAAR, rural areas                                    19,411         22,443----------------------------------------------------------------------------  SAAR, urban centres(1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Single-Detached                                    66,780         59,318----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Multiples                                         110,927         78,816----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Total                                             177,707        138,134----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Atlantic region, urban centres                      7,713         12,295----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Quebec, urban centres                              35,599         25,062----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Ontario, urban centres                             74,767         41,912----------------------------------------------------------------------------    Prairie region, urban centres                      39,329         37,009----------------------------------------------------------------------------    British Columbia, urban centres                    20,299         21,856----------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: CMHC(1)     Urban centres with a population of 10,000 and over.(2)     Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rates        Detailed data available upon request.