b'FACTS & FIGURESFACTS & FIGURESAccording to Statistics Canada, Building Permit numbers through April 2020 were down 5.0 per cent compared to the same time period in 2019. April numbers have started to give us a better view of how COVID-19 is affecting the industry. Non-residential permits are down 5 per cent, despite a 92 per cent increase on the industrial side compared to 2019. Its worth noting that even on the industrial side, permits were down if you only compare April 2020 to April 2019.The residential side has also seen a 5 per cent decrease in permits compared to 2019.SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BUILDING PERMIT STATISTICS FOR MANITOBA: APRIL 2020TOTAL TOTALSECTOR COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE SINGLE RESIDENTIAL TOTAL2020 YTD 237,947,000 108,724,000 191,020,000 537,690,000 244,563,000 283,596,000 528,160,000 1,065,850,0002019 YTD 365,802,000 100,937,000 99,342,000 566,080,000 248,217,000 307,485,000 555,703,000 1,121,784,000Change -34.9% 7.7% 92.3% -5.0% -1.5% -7.8% -5.0% -5.0%Data courtesy of Statistics Canada.MATERIAL PRICES% CHANGE FROMCOMMODITY MONTH (AVG.) 5/2020 MONTH (AVG.) 4/2020 1 YEAR AGO TRENDOil (WTI, USD/barrel) 29 17 -30.9 gNatural Gas (HH, USD/MMBtu) 1.75 1.74 -36.4 gCopper (LME, USD/mt) 5236 5048 -5.7 gSteel (USD/mt) 248 244 -12.0 gLumber Composite (USD/1k bd ft) 341 304 11.4 gSource: Data collected by and reprinted with permission from Export Development Canadas Weekly Commodity Tracker. For more information,please visit www.edc.ca.WINNIPEG BUILDING PERMIT STATISTICS: APRIL 2020NUMBER OF PERMITS NUMBER OF PERMITS VALUE OF PERMITS YEAR TO DATE RESIDENTIAL APRIL 2019 APRIL 2020 (VALUE IN $000)Single 104 99 111,615Semi-detached 20 20 15,006Rowhouse 11 16 22,378Apartment 8 4 113,336Alterations/Additions 273 150 32,345Total 416 289 294,679NUMBER OF PERMITS NUMBER OF PERMITS VALUE OF PERMITS YEAR TO DATE NON-RESIDENTIAL APRIL2019 APRIL2020 (VALUE IN $000)Alterations/Additions/Demos 251 177 184,081Commercial 1 3 28,397Industrial 0 5 50,423Office0 2 2,900Hotel/Motel0 0 0Public Buildings/Theatres 2 1 6,000Institutional 3 1 33,141Total 257 189 304,941Source: Data collected by and reprinted with permission from Winnipeg Building Permits Summary, April 2020. For more information or updated statistics, please visit www.winnipeg.ca/ppd. 52 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'