Building Permits July 2015

After a large increase the previous month, Nova Scotia building permits, seasonally adjusted, decreased 33.1 per cent compared to June 2015 to $101.5 million. Permits values for the month were 6.2 per cent higher compared to July 2014. Permits for residential construction were down from the previous month 39.6 per but the six month average continues to trend up. Non-residential permits fell 7.0 per cent compared to June 2015 but were 7.1 per cent higher than July 2014. Read more