Canada’s exports rose 0.8 per cent in October, while imports increased 0.5 per cent mainly on higher imports of energy products. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed slightly from $1.2 billion in September to $1.1 billion in October. Details online. In 2018, one in three (32 per cent) women and one in eight (13 per cent) … Read more
From 2010 to 2015, over 1.3 million students graduated with a postsecondary degree in Canada and entered the workforce. Their earnings outcomes in the following years were closely related to their field of study, the degree they obtained, the age at which they graduated and their gender. For every graduating class from 2010 to 2015, master’s degree graduates were making, on average, 40 per cent … Read more
Despite the conventional belief that disability is fairly continuous, is permanent and changes very little over time, three in five persons with disabilities do not fit this definition. In fact, of the 6.2 million persons with disabilities aged 15 years and older, 2.4 million (39 per cent) experienced continuous limitations, while 3.8 million (61 per cent) experienced some type of disability dynamic. Details online. … Read more
Statistics Canada published the gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2019. Real gross domestic product grew 0.3 per cent, following a 0.9 per cent increase in the second quarter. Third quarter growth was led by higher business investment and increased household spending, boosting final domestic demand by 0.8 per cent. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released Canada’s balance of international payments, third quarter 2019. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $3.1 billion to $9.9 billion in the third quarter, following a reduction of $10.1 billion in the second quarter. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), transactions in the form of currency … Read more
Statistics Canada released numbers on homicide in Canada, 2018. Nationally, police reported 651 homicides in 2018, 15 fewer victims than the previous year. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published Canadian Classification of Functions of Government, 2018. Almost two-thirds of the $753.8 billion spent by all levels of government nationally were directed towards social protection, health … Read more
Canadian corporate operating profits continued to grow in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace. Corporate profits edged up 0.4 per cent to $108.6 billion from the second quarter. Compared with the third quarter of 2018, operating profit decreased 5.4 per cent. Details online. Realized net income of Canadian farmers declined 41.0 per cent from 2017 to $4.2 billion in 2018 on sharply higher costs and … Read more
Wholesale trade rose 1 per cent to $65.1 billion in September, almost entirely offsetting the 1.2 per cent decline in August. Sales were up in five of seven subsectors, representing 82 per cent of total wholesale sales. Details online. There are increasing numbers of women among the full-time academic teaching staff at Canadian public universities and their presence is … Read more
Retail sales decreased for the first time in three months, edging down 0.1 per cent to $51.6 billion in September. The decline came from lower sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations. Excluding these two subsectors, retail sales rose 0.7 per cent. After removing the effects of price changes, retail sales in volume terms decreased 0.1 per … Read more
In September, 445,600 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down 5,600 (-1.2 per cent) from August. There were notable decreases in five provinces, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia. At the same time, there were more EI beneficiaries in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Details online. Sales of aquaculture products and services increased 4.4 per cent from 2017 to $1.5 billion in 2018, due to … Read more
