Investment in non-residential building construction increased six per cent in the Saskatoon census metropolitan area in the second quarter of this year. Stats Canada says Saskatchewan mirrored that rise. Nationally, the increase was only 1.8 per cent. Saskatchewan was far-and-away the leader in country. Four cities were able to better Saskatoon's showing. Our year-to-year second quarter growth was 34.4 per cent in the CMA. Saskatchewan's was 21.4 per cent. [gw july 17 2012]