Statistics Canada issued data on livestock estimates, July 1, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic created processing disruptions in parts of the country, causing temporary closures of processing plants and a backlog of slaughter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new study: Transitions into and out of employment by immigrants during the COVID-19 lockdown … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, June 2020. Wholesale sales continued to rebound in June, jumping 18.5 per cent to $62.1 billion, building on a 5.8 per cent gain in May. The increase in June returned wholesale sales to near pre-pandemic levels. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories (preliminary), 2019. Business productivity rose in eight provinces in 2019. Moreover, in the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec, productivity grew at a faster pace than in 2018. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new study: Selecting economic immigrants … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, June 2020. Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $13.5 billion in June as they divested in both debt and equity securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investment in foreign securities reached $10.6 billion, led by acquisitions of US equities. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2020. Manufacturing sales rose by a record 20.7 per cent to $48.7 billion in June, following an 11.6 per cent increase in May. Sales were up in all 21 industries, led by the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries. Excluding these two industries, … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Changes in the socioeconomic situation of Canada’s Black population. This study is released in the context of the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent and presents a wide range of disaggregated information and socioeconomic data on the Black population in Canada, showing the differences that exist … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on changes in federal, provincial and territorial custodial populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2019 to April 2020. There were about 6,000 fewer people in a correctional institution in April 2020 compared with two months earlier, a drop of 16 per cent in the custodial population, as governments across Canada took … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Industrial Product Price Index: Flash estimates, July 2020. According to flash estimates, the Industrial Product Price Index increased by 0.5 per cent in July, its third consecutive monthly increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada made available non-residential capital and repair expenditures, 2020 (revised intentions). Capital expenditures on non-residential construction … Read more
Statistics Canada reports that more commuters now walk or bike to work than take public transit. The roads are less congested since the onset of the pandemic and more people now walk or ride their bike to work than take public transit. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced that the Machinery and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from the Labour Force Survey, July 2020. Employment rose by 419,000 (+2.4 per cent) in July compared with 953,000 (+5.8 per cent) in June. Combined with gains of 290,000 in May, this brought employment to within 1.3 million (-7.0 per cent) of its pre-COVID February level. The full release is available online. … Read more
