According to Statistics Canada, the Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI) declined 0.7 percent in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter, as a result of lower prices for engineering services (-0.7 percent) and surveying and mapping services (-2.0 percent). Prices for architectural and landscape architectural services edged up 0.3 percent from the previous quarter.
Year over year, the aggregate AESPI edged down 0.3 percent as a result of lower prices for engineering services (-0.7 percent) and for surveying and mapping services (-0.4 percent), which offset higher prices for architectural and landscape architectural services (+2.5 percent).