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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Housing Start Data February 2013---------------------------------------------------------------------------- February FebruaryCanada 2012 2013----------------------------------------------------------------------------Actual, all areas 12,247 10,965---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual, rural areas 638 663---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual, urban centres(1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- February - Single-Detached 3,628 3,352---------------------------------------------------------------------------- February - Multiples 7,981 6,950---------------------------------------------------------------------------- February - Total 11,609 10,302---------------------------------------------------------------------------- January to February - Single-Detached 7,335 6,634---------------------------------------------------------------------------- January to February - Multiples 16,582 12,824---------------------------------------------------------------------------- January to February - Total 23,917 19,458---------------------------------------------------------------------------- January February 2013 2013----------------------------------------------------------------------------SAAR(2), all areas 158,998 180,719---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAAR, rural areas 22,443 19,088---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAAR, urban centres(1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Single-Detached 59,035 62,609---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiples 77,520 99,022---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136,555 161,631---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic, urban centres(1) 12,181 8,320---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quebec, urban centres(1) 24,442 32,980---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ontario, urban centres(1) 41,430 60,808---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prairies, urban centres(1) 36,891 37,462---------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Columbia, urban centres(1) 21,611 22,061----------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: CMHC(1)Urban centres with a population of 10,000 and over.(2)Seasonally Adjusted at Annual RatesDetailed data available upon request
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