TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian housing starts declined 3.3% in March compared with the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts fell to 214,155 units from a revised 221,405 units in February, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation said.
Economists had expected starts to rise to 242,500.
(Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
