Statistics Canada released data on building permits, December 2021. The total value of building permits decreased 1.9 per cent to $11.2 billion in December. Declines were reported in both the residential and non-residential sectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on accommodation services, 2020. The operating revenue of the accommodation services subsector dropped … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, November 2021. Real gross domestic product rose 0.6% in November on increases across almost all industrial sectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released financial market statistics, December 2021. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on educational participation and attainment of lesbian, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2021. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.7 per cent on a monthly basis in December and was 16.1 per cent higher than in December 2020. The Raw Materials Price Index fell 2.9 per cent on a monthly basis in December, but … Read more
Statistics Canada published distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption and saving of Canadian households, third quarter 2021. Household disposable income increased more for lower income households than higher income households in the third quarter. As a result, the gap between the top two and bottom two income quintiles’ share of total disposable income declined … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, November 2021. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours as payroll employment—rose by 37,200 (+0.2 per cent) in November, the sixth consecutive monthly increase, bringing it to within 0.4 per … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data comparing weekly earnings of Canadian-born individuals in designated visible minority and White categories. Among Canadian-born individuals aged 25 to 44, the weekly earnings of men in four of 10 designated visible minority categories were significantly lower than those of men identified as White. The largest differences were observed among men who identified as Black or Latin … Read more
Statistics Canada released a new study: Women working in paid care occupations. The care economy refers to activities related to the provision of care, including care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities, as well as healthcare, education, personal, social and domestic services. It is a fundamental component of any society and a quickly expanding … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on deaths in 2020. There were 307,205 deaths in Canada in 2020, an increase of 21,935 over the number of deaths observed in 2019. While some year-to-year increase in the number of deaths is expected, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mortality in Canada, contributing to the largest … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, November 2021. Retail sales were up 0.7 per cent to $58.1 billion in November. The increase was led by higher sales at gasoline stations (+4.9 per cent), building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (+3.0 per cent) and food and beverage stores (+1.0 per cent). The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, November 2021. Approximately 692,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits in November, down by 50,000 (-6.7 per cent) from October. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from its Canadian Wastewater Survey, April 1 to November 30, 2021. With the emergence of the Omicron variant, Canada … Read more
