Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, September 2020. Canadian investors acquired $11.2 billion of foreign securities in September, the highest investment in four months. Meanwhile, non-resident investors purchased $4.5 billion of Canadian securities, led by acquisitions of corporate instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, September 2020. Manufacturing sales rebounded in September, rising 1.5 per cent to $53.8 billion on higher sales of wood and chemical products. The increase brought manufacturing sales to within 3.6 per cent of their higher pre-pandemic levels in February. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data indicating that nearly three-quarters of all businesses expect their number of employees to remain the same over the next three months. From mid-September to late October, Statistics Canada conducted the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions to collect information on the pandemic’s impact on businesses throughout the summer, and on businesses’ expectations … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Leading indicator of cross-border traveller volume, October 2020. The number of American residents and returning Canadians crossing the border from the United States by automobile remained low in October as restrictions on non-essential travel continued throughout the month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released a study: The long-term labour market … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on vaccines received during pregnancy, 2019. Around the world, prenatal vaccination has been widely recommended to protect both mothers and babies. Vaccination of mothers against pertussis (or whooping cough) protects the infant during their first few months of life when they are unable to be vaccinated themselves and are most vulnerable … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, September 2020. Total investment in building construction decreased 1.7 per cent to $15.2 billion in September, after reaching a record high in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2019. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose in … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Labour Force Survey, October 2020. Employment increased by 84,000 (+0.5 per cent) in October, after growing by an average of 2.7 per cent per month since May. The unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent, little changed from September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data from the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building construction price indexes, third quarter 2020. Prices for residential building construction rose 2.4 per cent in the third quarter, the largest gain since the index was introduced in the first quarter of 2017, while the cost of non-residential building construction increased 0.4 per cent. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, September 2020. In September, Canada’s merchandise exports and imports each increased by 1.5 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened slightly from $3.2 billion in August to $3.3 billion in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
Statistics Canada released data showing that public and private spending on elementary and secondary schools rose in 2017/2018. Total public and private expenditures for elementary and secondary education rose 2.3 per cent from a year earlier to $58.0 billion in 2017/2018, double the increase of the previous school year.The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
