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New Housing Price Index (NHPI) – this economic indicator enables tracing change in prices for building new houses in Canada. NHPI reflects fluctuation dynamic of prices of transactions between contractor and purchaser in the moment of buying of a new house. The index helps to trace changes in price for similar houses. Prices submitted by vendors (or building companies) serve for measurement of this figure. Those market price do not account for taxes or prices for supplementary goods and services. Index publication has a limited impact on the market. Its growth is favorable for consolidation of national currency.

In summer 1944 WW II started to evolve into closing stage and allied countries began seriousely deliberating financial shape of postwar world. All leading economies except for the USA were worn out and on the decline. Up to the end of the war, the most part of golden reserves was accumulated in the USA whereas winning and lost countries both were badly in need of oil, row materials, food and equipment. To prevent further global conflict for resources, Bretton Woods agreement was concluded, which was named after the New Hampshire town where the agreement was reached. According to this agreement, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) were established. Participants countries contributed money funds (the largest contribution was from the USA) and every country could lend from those funds to support its currency. For the currency leading by that moment – US dollar – so called Golden Standard was created and was equal to $35 for golden ounce.