Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, February 2022. Manufacturing sales rose 4.2 per cent in February, mainly on higher sales of motor vehicle, food, and petroleum products. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, February 2022. Wholesale sales fell 0.4 per cent in February to $78.8 billion, the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, February 2022. Investment in building construction increased 4.0 per cent in February, reaching $20.0 billion for the first time. Most provinces reported gains, with Quebec accounting for over 50 per cent of the increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a study: The Canadian diaspora: … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, 2019 and 2020. New data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program show the extent of inequalities in housing: multiple-property owners possess nearly one-third of all residential properties and the top 10 per cent wealthiest owners account for around one-quarter of residential housing value. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, March 2022. In March, the number of international arrivals to Canada rose from the same month in 2021, but remained well below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in March 2019. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Electric Power Selling Price … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Labour Force Survey, March 2022. Employment rose by 73,000 (+0.4 per cent) in March. The unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent, the lowest rate on record since comparable data became available in 1976. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on rail transportation, 2020. In 2020, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians – Testing and Vaccination, February 21 to March 13, 2022. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has resulted in the highest COVID-19 case counts of the pandemic, which has put a strain on COVID-19 PCR testing and increased the demand for rapid antigen … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption and saving of Canadian households, fourth quarter 2021. Household disposable income grew at a slower pace for lower income households than those with higher incomes in 2021. As a result, the gap between the top two and bottom two income quintiles’ … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2022. In February, Canada’s merchandise imports were up 3.9 per cent, following a 7.5 per cent decline in January. Meanwhile, exports rose 2.8 per cent in February. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $3.1 billion in January to $2.7 billion … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, February 2022. The total value of building permits rose 21.0 per cent to a record $12.4 billion in February, with British Columbia (+130.2 per cent) leading the way. Construction intentions in the residential sector were up 9.8 per cent, while the non-residential sector jumped 43.2 per cent. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on registered retirement savings plan contributions, 2020. In 2020, over 6.2 million Canadians put aside a total of $50.1 billion for their retirement by making contributions to their registered retirement savings plan. Compared with a year earlier, contributions increased 13.1 per cent in 2020, while the number of contributors increased 4.9 … Read more
