Statistics Canada released data on gross domestic product by industry, March 2022. Real gross domestic product rose 0.7 per cent in March, led by growth in client-facing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on ross domestic product, income and expenditure, first quarter 2022. Real gross domestic product grew 0.8 per cent in the first … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, first quarter 2022. Canada’s current account balance (on a seasonal adjusted basis) recorded a $5.0 billion surplus in the first quarter of 2022 after posting a small deficit of $137 million in the previous quarter. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), portfolio investment generated an unprecedented inflow of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data from the Provincial and Territorial Natural Resources Satellite Account, 2020. Real gross domestic product of the natural resources sector fell in all provinces and territories except Newfoundland and Labrador (+5.4 per cent), Prince Edward Island (+0.5 per cent) and Yukon (+90.8 per cent) in 2020. The large growth in Yukon is due … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, March 2022. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours as payroll employment—increased by 118,100 (+0.7 per cent) in March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, March … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on farm income, 2021. Realized net income for Canadian farmers rose 46.4 per cent to $13.5 billion in 2021, as strong growth in receipts offset higher expenses. This increase followed a 79.7 per cent gain in 2020 and a 5.1 per cent rise in 2019. Excluding cannabis, realized net income in 2021 … Read more
Statistics Canada released Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Roads, bridges and tunnels, 2020. The stock and condition of Canada’s roads and bridges remained consistent from 2018 to 2020, according to new results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey for 2020. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced data on travel between Canada and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories (preliminary), 2021. In 2021, business productivity decreased in eight provinces as well as in the Northwest Territories. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on the monthly credit aggregates, March 2022. Household mortgage debt increased 0.6 per cent in March … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, March 2022. In March, 524,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 41,000 (-7.2 per cent) from February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, April 2022. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.8 per cent month over month in … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, April 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, up from a 6.7 per cent gain in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.7 per cent in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, March 2022. Foreign investors acquired $46.9 billion of Canadian securities in March, the largest investment since April 2020. At the same time, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $24.0 billion, following a $9.9 billion divestment in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
