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John Douse - Obituary
Sep 5, 2019 | General News
John George Bye Douse – August 1, 1935 to August 27, 2019.
Peacefully, at Markham Stouffville Hospital on August 27, 2019 in his 85th year, after a short
[ Read More ]May GDP Data
Jul 31, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsMay gross domestic product data was released by Statistics Canada today. It shows a total growth of 0.2% over April, led by manufacturing, which posted a gain of 1.2% for the month. Construction activity also grew by 0.9% month-over-month, although this was driven primarily by residential...
April GDP Data
Jun 28, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada today released data for monthly gross domestic product by industry. Overall, GDP grew by 0.3% in comparison with March. The construction sector also showed gains; the increase for all construction was 0.2% in April, while non-residential construction increased 0.7%...
April 2019 Investment in Building Construction
Jun 24, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada has released building construction investment statistics for April 2019. Overall building investment grew at a seasonally adjusted 2.5% to $14.87 billion current dollars over the March 2019 levels. Most of the growth came from residential construction...
DHI Canada 2019 Economic Review and Forecast
May 1, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsDHI Canada is pleased to present the first quarter 2019 economic review and updated forecast.
2018 GDP Estimates Released
Apr 3, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsGlobal News is reporting that Canada's GDP is estimated to have grown by 1.8% in 2018, below forecasts of 2.1% but in line with our November 2017 forecast (below) of 1.8% to 1.9%. Very slow growth in the fourth quarter pulled GDP for the year down.
Ross Westman, AHC - Obituary
Feb 26, 2019 | General News
Ross began his career in the industry
[ Read More ]DHI Economic Briefing - Construction Activity Report 2018
Feb 25, 2019 | Economic News and ForecastsStatistics Canada has released reports on construction activity for December 2018 and GDP for November 2018. Growth in the construction sector has been driven by increases in non-residential construction, but the picture net of inflation isn't quite so rosy....
DHI Canada Economic Review and Forecast
Dec 13, 2018 | Economic News and ForecastsDHI Canada is pleased to present its economic review and forecast for 2018-19.
Canadians Honoured
Nov 29, 2018 | General News
Congratulations to Milt Allred, AHC, FDHI, who was recently honoured with the Fellow Award. The Fellow Award is the second highest DHI award, and is conferred on a member who has
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