Statistics Canada announced that retail sales were up 4.2 per cent to $56.2 billion in June. Sales were up in eight out of 11 subsectors, led by higher sales at clothing and clothing accessories stores. During the month of June, public health restrictions, which limited non-essential retail activities, were eased in many regions across the country. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada announced that the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits dropped 34,000 (-2.0 per cent) in June to 1.7 million. Ontario, Quebec and Alberta accounted for all of the national monthly decrease. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on monthly credit aggregates, June 2021. Household sector borrowing is divided into financing in … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the Consumer Price Index rose 3.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis in July, up from a 3.1 per cent gain in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5 per cent in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced that the video “The accessibility experiences of Canadians with difficulties … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, June 2021. Canadian investors acquired a record $28.1 billion in foreign securities in June, largely purchases of US shares. Meanwhile, non-residents added $19.6 billion in Canadian securities to their holdings, mainly in the form of money market instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, June 2021. Wholesale sales fell 0.8 per cent in June, reflecting sharp declines in the building material and supplies, and machinery, equipment and supplies subsectors. Sales of wholesale goods in the second quarter of 2021 were 2.6 per cent higher than in the first quarter. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Industrial Product Price Index: Flash estimates, July 2021. The Industrial Product Price Index (flash estimate) edged up 0.1 per cent in July. Year-over-year, the index rose 16.2 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, Jan. 15, 2020 to Aug. 8, 2021 (revised … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, June 2021. Investment in building construction decreased 4.5 per cent to $18.4 billion in June. Both residential and non-residential construction investment were down following a period of sustained growth from November 2020 to April 2021. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced that in 2020, … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, Properties sold in 2018, a three-part series on residential real estate sales in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia. As the first part of this series, the analysis provides information on the geographic distribution, the property type, the sale price and the living area of properties sold. … Read more
Statistics Canada released experimental indexes of economic activity in the provinces and territories, April 2021. In April, the three-month moving average of economic activity rose or remained stable in all provinces and territories. The average growth in economic activity over the February-to-March period was highest in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, according to the principal … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to May 2021. From March to June 2020, 8,620 more lives were lost than would be expected. This is closely aligned with the 8,525 deaths caused by COVID-19 over the same period. In the fall, the number of excess deaths and deaths … Read more
