A slowdown in construction is being felt at St. John's City Hall, where officials have noted that a key construction measurement is off by more than a third.

According to an economic update to be presented at Tuesday's council meeting, construction permits in the city were down 37 per cent per cent between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8 when compared against the same period last year.

In the first eight months of 2014, more than $290 million worth of building permits were issued.

The value so far this year is down by almost $110 million.

No industrial permits have been issued at all this year, compared to $125,200 worth in 2014.

In addition, the number of permits for government and institutional buildings is down 86 per cent.

82 fewer family housing units were built in 2015 in St. John's compared to last year.

Residential permits are down by 44 per cent and permits for repairs are down 18 per cent and there were 82 less housing units built during the same time frame.

The one bright spot is commercial permits which have gone up slightly by six per cent.