Statistics Canada posted results from the National Travel Survey, January and February 2020. In early 2020, the impending pandemic had yet to make a serious impact on the travel decisions of Canadians who made 44.6 million trips within Canada and abroad during January and February, up 8.6 per cent from the same months in 2019. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, August 2020. Gross domestic product grew 1.2 per cent in August as 15 of 20 industrial sectors were up and two were essentially unchanged in the month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted its weekly update: Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19. The “Canadian Economic Dashboard … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on police-reported crime increases in 2019. Police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), rose 5 per cent in the year prior to the pandemic—from 75.6 in 2018 to 79.5 in 2019. This is the fifth consecutive annual increase in the CSI. Nevertheless, the 2019 index remained … Read more
Statistics Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at better leveraging the power of timely, trusted, and reliable data to empower communities and enriching the daily lives of Canadians. Statistics Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities will continue to look for new ways to generate real results … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, August 2020. The number of Canadian enterprises that exported goods rose for the fourth consecutive month—up 1.3 per cent from July to 19,204 in August—but was 5.9 per cent below pre-pandemic levels in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Roads, bridges and tunnels, 2018. Statistics Canada, in partnership with Infrastructure Canada, is pleased to release the second set of data on the state of the nation’s roads, bridges and tunnels. The data cover topics such as the stock, condition, performance and asset management … Read more
Statistics Canada released data indicating that residential construction remained the top contributor to underground activity in 2018. The estimated gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices for underground economic activity in Canada reached $61.2 billion, or 2.7 per cent of total GDP, in 2018. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted its weekly update: … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Provincial and Territorial Cultural Indicators, 2018. Nominal gross domestic product of the culture and sport sectors increased across most of the country in 2018, rising by 2.3 per cent to $61.9 billion or 3.0 per cent of the total economy. This compares with growth of 4.0 per cent for the total … Read more
Statistics Canada posted its Consumer Price Index, September 2020. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 per cent on a year-over-year basis in September, up from a 0.1 per cent increase in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1 per cent in September, matching the increase in August. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released data indicating that about one-fifth of Canadian businesses were impacted by cyber security incidents in 2019. About one-fifth (21 per cent) of Canadian businesses reported being impacted by cyber security incidents in 2019, with more Canadian businesses implementing formal policies for cyber security. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted … Read more
