Alberta drags down March building permits

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Alberta drags down March building permits
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Reuters
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9 t0 B, ^/ Q( J; W- M  fThe value of building permits unexpectedly fell in March for the fourth time in five months, dragged down by Alberta in a sign a construction boom there may be winding down.
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Statistics Canada said building permits fell 4.5 per cent from February, compared to market expectations for a 1.4 per cent gain. Residential permits fell 5.7 per cent while nonresidential permits dropped 2.4 per cent.
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5 \; F, m8 J: F  |The value of permits has declined for three straight quarters. In the first quarter, permits issued were worth 8.2 per cent less than in the fourth quarter of last year.

In resource-rich Alberta, where urban skylines have been dotted with construction cranes, permits plunged 32.9 per cent. The number of new housing units approved in Calgary fell to their lowest level since July 2000. Edmonton and Montreal also experienced large setbacks in housing construction plans.
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5 R& D( Z' f; r% f& |The province of Ontario bounced back after a sharp drop in the value of permits in February, gaining 7.3 per cent, thanks to the strength of housing activity.
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In the housing sector nationwide, StatsCan said that even though builders planned to build more multi-family units, the value of those permits declined, a reflection of a new emphasis on more affordable housing.

ywgwy

这是今天重要的business news, 主要是说alberta 的 building permit value降得最多, 达32.9%,declined value 表明民众需求一个负担得起的房价.

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景之白干

原帖由 ywgwy 于 2008-5-6 22:10 发表
+ R  a7 |. h' p* [* r这是今天重要的business news, 主要是说alberta 的 building permit value降得最多, 达32.9%,declined value 表明民众需求一个负担得起的房价.

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building permit value降得最多，似乎是说建筑热情下降，不想多建了 （"Construction intentions in Canada continued to cool,"_the federal agency said, with both residential and non-residential sectors declining in March. "This was the fourth decrease in five months."）。 如何得出结论：”declined value 表明民众需求一个负担得起的房价“？

ywgwy

回楼上: 原文中最后一句"the value of those permits declined, a reflection of a new emphasis on more affordable housing."  只是翻译这句话的意思,无个人观点.

景之白干

明白了。即使多建房子，总价下降，单位价格便宜了，故more affordable housing。 多谢。

水管工

看样子, 加拿大要步美国的后尘了.

浪里黑条

不让盖房子，老百姓都睡马路上？

水管工

原帖由 浪里黑条 于 2008-5-7 10:35 发表
不让盖房子，老百姓都睡马路上？

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问题是房子盖起来, 老百姓买不起, 照样睡马路.