Statistics Canada released data on building permits, November 2021. The total value of building permits increased 6.8 per cent to $11.2 billion in November. Seven provinces, led by Alberta (+20.6 per cent) reported increases. Construction intentions in the residential sector rose 12.0 per cent while the non-residential sector declined 3.4 per cent. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, November 2021. The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.8 per cent month over month in November and 18.1 per cent year over year. The Raw Materials Price Index was down 1.0 per cent on a monthly basis in November and up 36.2 per … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, October 2021. Retail sales were up 1.6 per cent to $57.6 billion in October. The increase was led by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+2.2 per cent), as new car dealer sales (+2.8 per cent) rebounded. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on job vacancies, third quarter 2021. Across all sectors, the total number of job vacancies reached an all-time high of 912,600 in the third quarter of 2021, more than 349,700 (+62.1%) higher than in the corresponding period in 2019. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data from its monthly credit … Read more
Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, issued a statement: “The Canadian Statistics Advisory Council eleased its second report: Strengthening the foundation of our National Statistical System,” he said. “This report’s recommendations echo Statistics Canada’s modernization efforts, such as the development of common data standards or the need to increase collaboration with partners from public, Indigenous, private, and … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, third quarter 2021. National net worth, the sum of national wealth and Canada’s net foreign asset position, rose 3.1 per cent to reach $15,942.8 billion at the end of the third quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on industrial … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international investment position, third quarter 2021. Canada’s net foreign asset position, the difference between Canada’s international financial assets and international liabilities, reached $1,367.8 billion at the end of the third quarter, an increase of $55.3 billion from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its monthly … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on energy statistics, September 2021. Following an 11.8 per cent increase in August, primary energy production rose another 11.0 per cent year over year in September, the seventh consecutive monthly year-over-year increase. This was mainly attributable to lower levels of energy production during the second wave of the pandemic in September … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, October 2021. In October, Canada’s merchandise exports were up 6.4 per cent, while imports rose 5.3 per cent. Canada’s merchandise trade surplus widened from $1.4 billion in September to $2.1 billion in October, the largest surplus so far in 2021. The fulll release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to September 2021. COVID-19 claimed the lives of 5,930 Canadians between the beginning of February 2021 and the beginning of September 2021. Significant excess mortality was not observed nationally during this time. Some provinces, however, did experience periods of excess mortality, generally … Read more
