Statistics Canada posted data on consumer prices: The adjusted price index and basket weights. In partnership with the Bank of Canada, Statistics Canada has developed an adjusted price index to take into account sudden shifts in spending patterns, such as those that have been observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, March 2021. Employment rose 303,000 (+1.6 per cent) in March. Combined with an increase of 259,000 (+1.4 per cent) in February, this brought employment to within 1.5 per cent (-296,000) of its February 2020 level. The unemployment rate fell 0.7 percentage points to 7.5 per cent, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on rail transportation, 2019. Canadian railways reported operating revenues of $17.5 billion in 2019, up 7.3 per cent from 2018. This was the third straight year of solid growth. The increase was driven mostly by freight movements, which represent 89.9 per cent of overall operating revenues. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2021. Canada’s merchandise exports decreased by 2.7 per cent in February, while imports fell 2.4 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $1.2 billion in January to $1.0 billion in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada release data from its Retail Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2020. The Retail Services Price Index (RSPI) rose 1.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 0.6 per cent increase in the previous quarter. Margins were up in 6 of the 10 major retail subsectors surveyed. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, February 2021. The total value of building permits issued in February broke the $10 billion mark for the first time, as a jump in the non-residential sector more than offset the decline in the residential sector. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a new study: Working from … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on gross domestic product by industry, January 2021. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7 per cent in January, following 0.1 per cent growth in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on household actual final consumption, 2020. Household actual final consumption (HAFC) decreased by 3.2 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, January 2021. The total number of payroll employees in January was 1.2 million (-7.0 per cent) lower than in February 2020. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on annual wholesale trade, 2019. The operating revenue of Canadian wholesalers rose … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on police-reported hate crime, 2019. There were 7 per cent more police-reported hate crimes in 2019 compared with a year earlier, largely because of more incidents targeting race or ethnicity and sexual orientation. Hate crimes targeting religion were down, particularly anti-Semitic incidents. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the socioeconomic profile of the lesbian, gay and bisexual population, 2015 to 2018. According to Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2015 to 2018, an estimated 900,000 Canadians were lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), representing 3.3 per cent of the population aged 15 and older. The LGB population was younger than … Read more
