CANADA BUILDING PERMITS RISE IN NOVEMBER
Led by the non-residential sector,
Canadian building permits issued in November rose 0.7 pct to
2.18 billion dlrs, seasonally adjusted, from 2.16 billion dlrs
in October, Statistics Canada said.
    Residential permits fell 3.9 pct to 1.25 billion dlrs from
1.30 billion dlrs in October while the number of units approved
fell to 17,552 from 19,079 units.
    The value of non-residential projects rose 7.6 pct to 927.6
mln dlrs in the month.
 Reuter
