Ottawa's Non-Residential Construction Up 1.7 %

The Ottawa's non-residential construction market rose up 1.7 % from the 4th quarter of 2006. The Ottawa region was ranked fifth out of seven metropolitan areas surveyed for the report.

Meanwhile, the index for non-residential building construction rose to 152.4, a 10% increase from the same quarter last year and a gain of 2% from the fourth quarter of 2006.