Statistics Canada release data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2020. Average weekly earnings were $1,112 in December, little changed compared with November. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted its monthly civil aviation statistics, December 2020. Air travel recovery remained essentially flat in the final month of 2020 as major … Read more
Statistics Canada released its quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2020. In the fourth quarter, Canadian corporations reported a 7.9 per cent increase in net income before taxes, an increase of $6.1 billion, to $82.5 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a new study: A labour market snapshot of Black Canadians during … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, December 2020. The number of exporting enterprises in Canada rose 1.4 per cent in December to 19,649, the largest month-over-month growth since July. This occurred against the backdrop of tightening restrictions on business activity in several provinces to contain the spread of COVID-19. The … Read more
Statistics Canada posted its monthly estimates of business openings and closures, November 2020. While the number of business openings (49,956) exceeded the number of business closures (35,533) for the fifth consecutive month, business closures have continued to increase since August. From October to November, business closures rose by 5.6 per cent and business openings decreased … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on retail trade, December 2020. Retail sales posted their largest decline since the low of April driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing 3.4 per cent to $53.4 billion in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade: early indicator, January 2021. Given the rapidly evolving economic … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Employment Insurance, December 2020. In December, the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 2.0 per cent (+26,000) to 1.3 million. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted results from its Intellectual Property Awareness and Use Survey, 2019. From 2017 to 2019, approximately one-fifth of businesses (18.2 … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Consumer Price Index, January 2021. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, up from a 0.7 per cent increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.4 per cent in January. The transcript is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, December 2020. Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $26.9 billion of foreign securities in December, largely purchases of US shares. Meanwhile, non-residents added $5.1 billion of Canadian securities to their holdings, the lowest investment in three months. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, December 2020. Wholesale sales fell 1.3 per cent in December to $66.5 billion, the first decline after seven consecutive increases. The decrease was attributable to sharply lower sales of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories; and machinery, equipment and supplies. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the diversity of charity and non-profit boards of directors: Overview of the Canadian non-profit sector. Almost one-third of participants reported that their organization has a written policy to promote diversity on its board of directors, and women accounted for almost 60 per cent of participants who are board members. The full … Read more
