Canada’s net foreign asset estimated position declined by approximately $90.0 billion in the first quarter from a published level of $1,006.0 billion at the end of 2019. Canada’s estimated international assets were down $360.0 billion (-6.2 per cent) in the first quarter. This would represent the largest decline in value since the quarterly series started in 1990 and the largest percentage decrease … Read more
A revised set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by the provincial and territorial health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada is now available. The set covers the period from January 15 to April 22, 2020. This data set includes information for a total of 21,483 Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 as of April 22, 2020. Details … Read more
Recently, Statistics Canada drew on its unique relationship with Canadians to develop a new initiative to generate data and analysis quickly and effectively via crowdsourcing—and Canadians responded. From April 3-9, close to 200,000 people visited Statistics Canada’s website and took part in the online questionnaire about how COVID-19 is affecting their lives. Statistics Canada would like to thank participants … Read more
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in March, down from a 2.2 per cent gain in February. Year over year, consumer price growth decelerated the most since September 2006, as global economic activity continued to slow due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 1.7 per cent. Details online. New home prices were up 0.3 per … Read more
Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 0.3 per cent to $52.2 billion in February. This marked the first time retail sales grew for four months in a row since the period ending in October 2018. Higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, and general merchandise stores were partially offset by lower sales at food and beverage … Read more
Wholesale sales rose 0.7 per cent to $67.5 billion in February, a third consecutive monthly gain. Three of seven subsectors recorded higher sales, accounting for 51 per cent of total wholesale sales. In dollar terms, the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector led the increase. Excluding this subsector, Canadian wholesale sales were down 0.1 per cent. Details online. … Read more
The March Labour Force Survey reported that employment declined by more than 1 million from February to March, and that a further 2.1 million Canadians remained employed but worked less than half their usual hours, including zero hours, during the week of March 15 to 21. Details online. There are 1.7 million Indigenous people in Canada. While many live in cities, many others live in … Read more
Manufacturing sales in February were affected by rail blockades in different parts of the country, as well as by COVID-19, particularly on global supply chains. Overall, manufacturing sales increased 0.5 per cent to $56.2 billion in February, following five consecutive monthly decreases. The growth was mainly due to higher sales in the transportation equipment industry. Sales increased in 11 of 21 industries, … Read more
A revised set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by the provincial and territorial health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada is now available. The set covers the period from January 15 to April 13, 2020. This data set includes information for a total of 14,157 Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 as of April 13, 2020. … Read more
Statistics Canada released natural resource indicators, fourth quarter 2019. Real gross domestic product of the natural resources sector edged down 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 2.8 per cent decline in the third quarter. The decline was primarily attributable to a substantial decrease in non-metallic minerals. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
