Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, December 2021. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, up from a 4.7 per cent gain in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3 per cent in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on annual wholesale trade, 2020. The operating revenue of Canadian wholesalers declined 8.2 per cent in 2020, falling to just below $1.1 trillion. The declines were primarily due to the petroleum and petroleum products, as well as the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsectors. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, November 2021. Foreign investors acquired $30.1 billion of Canadian securities in November, the largest investment since April 2020. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $17.5 billion, led by purchases of US shares. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted natural resource indicators, third quarter 2021. Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector rose 2.9 per cent in the third quarter, led by energy (+3.4 per cent). In comparison, the economy-wide real GDP rose 1.3 per cent in the third quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada Investment in building construction, November 2021. Investment in building construction advanced 1.2 per cent to $18.0 billion in November with increases in every component except for industrial construction. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the languages of work of employees by organization size, 2016. Statistics Canada presented an analysis of a … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, December 2021. December saw the number of international arrivals to Canada increase sharply from the same month in 2020, but remain well below the pre-pandemic levels of December 2019. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new article entitled Finding their way … Read more
Statistics Canada released government finance statistics, third quarter 2021. Quarterly financial data for the Canadian general government and its subsectors from the first quarter of 1990 to the third quarter of 2021 are now available. These subsectors include the federal government, provincial-territorial governments, local governments, and the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to October 2021. From the start of August and into the fall of 2021, the overall number of deaths in Canada rose and significant excess mortality was observed nationally. This more recent period of national excess mortality was largely driven by … Read more
Statistics Canada issued results from its Labour Force Survey, December 2021. Employment rose by 55,000 (+0.3 per cent) in December, while the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on national tourism indicators, third quarter 2021. Tourism spending in Canada (+28.3 per cent) rose in … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canadian international merchandise trade, November 2021. Despite transportation disruptions caused by flooding and landslides in British Columbia in November, total exports increased 3.8 per cent, while imports rose 2.4 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus widened from $2.3 billion in October to $3.1 billion in November. The full … Read more
