Statistics Canada released gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2018. Growth in real gross domestic product slowed to 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since the second quarter of 2016. Real gross national income fell 1.0 per cent, largely owing to lower export prices of crude oil and crude … Read more
Statistics Canada published Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2018. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) expanded by $5.4 billion in the fourth quarter to $15.5 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), an increase in foreign holdings of currency and deposits at Canadian banks led the inflow of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, January 2019. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, down from a 2.0 per cent increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI declined 0.1 per cent in January. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2018. Canadian corporations earned $105.2 billion in operating profit in the fourth quarter, down $4.3 billion or 3.9 per cent from the third quarter but 8.7 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Long commutes to work by car. Commuting is a fact of life for many Canadians. In 2016, 12.6 million Canadians reported that they commuted to work by car. For these commuters, the average duration of the commute was 24 minutes, and the median distance to work among those who … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, December 2018. Retail sales edged down 0.1 per cent to $50.4 billion in December. Lower sales at gasoline stations (-3.6 per cent) were partly offset by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1.0 per cent). Excluding gasoline stations, retail sales increased 0.4 per cent. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade, December 2018. Wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent to $63.1 billion in December following a 1.1 per cent decline in November. In volume terms, wholesale sales increased 0.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on employment Insurance, December 2018. In December, 446,300 … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study in Health Reports: Blood pressure, hypertension and leading risk factors. Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is the leading risk factor for death worldwide. New research shows that nearly one-quarter of Canadian men (24 per cent) and women (23 per cent) have hypertension, and that 84 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data onbuilding construction price indexes, fourth quarter 2018. Prices for the construction of non-residential buildings increased more than prices for residential buildings in the fourth quarter, according to data from the Construction Contractors Survey. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada is released an updated version of General Social Survey: An Overview, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Are Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Barriers to Postsecondary Access? Postsecondary education is a key factor in achieving economic success. However, little attention has been paid to the role that disability plays in determining whether youth enroll in postsecondary education. A new study released today finds that youth with … Read more
