Statistics Canada published data indicating that one in ten Canadian households living in core housing need in 2018. More than 1.6 million Canadian households lived in core housing need in 2018. Seniors living alone and groups designated as visible minorities were among the most likely to be in core housing need prior to the COVID-19 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, August 2020. The total value of building permits rose 1.7 per cent to $8.1 billion in August, driven by an increase in the residential sector in Ontario and Quebec. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from its Survey of Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders, first quarter 2020. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, July 2020. Real gross domestic product grew 3.0 per cent in July as all 20 industrial sectors increased in the month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on national tourism indicators, second quarter 2020. Tourism spending in Canada fell by two-thirds (-66.3 … Read more
Statistics Canada posted its industrial product and raw materials price indexes, August 2020. The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.3 per cent in August, led by higher prices for primary non-ferrous metal products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 3.2 per cent, principally due to higher prices for metal ores, concentrates and scrap. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on trade in goods by exporter characteristics, July 2020. The number of exporting enterprises rose for a third consecutive month to reach 18,946 firms in July, up 2.2 per cent from June. Compared with pre-pandemic levels in February, the number of exporters was down by 7.1 per cent as the rate of recovery … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data indicating that research and development on energy efficiency technologies more than doubled in 2018. Spending on energy-related research and development performed in-house by Canadian companies totalled nearly $1.7 billion in 2018, up 7.7 per cent from 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade: early … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, July 2020. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer, measured in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls, and Hours as payroll employment, rose by 739,700 (+5.1 per cent) in July. This followed an increase of 665,500 (+4.9 per cent) in June, and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on natural resource indicators, second quarter 2020. Real gross domestic product of the natural resources sector fell 10.8 per cent in the second quarter, the fourth consecutive quarterly decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on travel between Canada and other countries, July 2020. International travel to and … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Survey of Postsecondary Faculty and Researchers, 2019. First results from a new survey of academic faculty and researchers show that one-third of survey participants from Canada’s postsecondary sector identified as members of at least two diversity groups—with postdoctoral fellows and PhD student respondents most likely to identify with multiple … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, July 2020. Retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $52.9 billion in July, led by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gas stations. Retail sales in June and July, respectively, topped those of February, just prior to the pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
