b'FACTS & FIGURESMANITOBA BUILDING PERMITS APRIL 2024According to Statistics Canada, building permit numbers through April 2024 were down about 2.5 per cent compared to the same time period in 2023. Commercial building permits were down three per cent compared to April 2023, while institutional building permits were up 56 per cent and industrial permits increased by 45 per cent. The non-residential side as a whole was up about23 per cent compared to last year.Residential permits through April 2024 were down nearly 19 per cent compared to 2023. Multiple residential permits decreased by 37 per cent, while single-family residential permits are up about 10 per cent compared to the same time period last year.SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BUILDING PERMIT STATISTICS FOR MANITOBA: APRIL 2024TOTAL TOTALSECTOR COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE SINGLE RESIDENTIAL TOTAL2024 YTD 266,994,000 267,296,000 103,265,000 637,555,000 313,175,000 336,419,000 649,594,000 1,287,149,0002023 YTD 275,016,000 171,268,000 71,111,000 517,396,000 496,333,000 305,459,000 801,791,000 1,319,188,000Change -2.92% 56.07% 45.22% 23.22% -36.9% 10.14% -18.98% -2.43%Data courtesy of Statistics Canada.MATERIAL PRICES% CHANGE FROMCOMMODITY MONTH (AVG.) 4/2024 MONTH (AVG.) 2/2024 1 YEAR AGO TRENDOil (WTI, USD/barrel) 85 77 11.1Natural Gas (HH, USD/MMBtu) 1.60 1.71 9.6 Copper (LME, USD/mt) 9,453 8,310 34.1 Steel Scrap (USD/g ton) 385 416 1.1Lumber Composite (USD/1k bd ft) 361 372 35.2 Source: Data collected by and reprinted with permission from Export Development Canadas Weekly Commodity Tracker. For more information, please visit edc.ca.WINNIPEG BUILDING PERMIT STATISTICS: APRIL 2024NUMBER OF PERMITS NUMBER OF PERMITS VALUE OF PERMITS YEAR TO DATE RESIDENTIAL APRIL 2023 APRIL 2024 (VALUE IN $000)Single 48 86 97,189Semi-detached 31 24 30,109Rowhouse 27 4 86,286Apartment 4 6 96,400Alterations/Additions 256 222 73,087Total 366 343 383,071NUMBER OF PERMITS NUMBER OF PERMITS VALUE OF PERMITS YEAR TO DATE NON-RESIDENTIAL APRIL 2023 APRIL 2024 (VALUE IN $000)Alterations/Additions/Demos 158 229 155,685Commercial 0 1 21,450Industrial 0 3 3,021Office0 0 0Hotel/Motel0 0 0Public Buildings/Theatres 1 0 2,190Institutional 1 0 46,954Total 160 233 229,300Source: Data collected by and reprinted with permission from Winnipeg Building Permits Summary, April 2024. For more information or updated statistics, please visit winnipeg.ca/ppd.56 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'