Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, January 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January 2022, up from a 4.8 per cent gain in December 2021. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.6 per cent in January 2022. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the control and sale of alcoholic beverages, April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Liquor authorities sold the equivalent of 9.7 standard alcoholic beverages a week per Canadian of legal drinking age in 2020/2021, totalling 3,180 million litres—a 2.1 per cent increase from the previous year. This is the first … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on spending on research and development, 2019 (final), 2020 (preliminary) and 2021 (intentions). Early estimates of Canada’s gross domestic expenditures on research and development for 2021 indicate that spending declined 1.4 per cent to $40.1 billion. This decrease was driven by an 8.7 per cent reduction in funding by the federal … Read more
Statistics Canada released the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, January 2022. In January, the number of international visitors to Canada rose from January 2021, but remained well below pre-pandemic levels in January 2020. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on the number of hours worked and labour productivity in the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the ivestment in building construction, December 2021. Investment in building construction increased by 1.9 per cent to $18.4 billion in December. Gains were reported in both the residential and non-residential sectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to … Read more
Statistics Canada released the first results from the 2021 Census. The release on population and dwelling counts will explore how population growth and international and internal migration patterns have changed the fabric of Canada’s provinces and territories, as well as its cities, towns and rural areas. This release will show their evolution since 2016 and particularly since … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, December 2021. In December, merchandise imports rose 3.7 per cent, while exports were down 0.9 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance returned to a deficit position, moving from a surplus of $2.5 billion in November to a deficit of $137 million in December, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on energy statistics, November 2021. Primary energy production remained high in November, at 1.9 million terajoules, up 2.4 per cent year over year. Natural gas (+8.0 per cent) accounted for most of the growth in primary energy production. Secondary energy production increased 4.3 per cent year over year, mostly because of … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, January 2022. Employment fell by 200,000 (-1.0 per cent) in January and the unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points to 6.5 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on cancer incidence and mortality trends, 1984 to 2020. Cancer affects the lives of many … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the activities of multinational enterprises in Canada and abroad, 2019. Within the corporate sector in 2019, multinational enterprises were responsible for nearly one-third of gross domestic product growth, for more than half of the employment increase, and for almost all of the growth in international trade. Outside Canada, sales by … Read more
