Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, July 2018. Real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July after essentially no change in June. This increase was concentrated as 12 of 20 sectors were up, led by growth in manufacturing, wholesale trade, utilities and transportation and warehousing. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released payroll employment, earnings and hours, July 2018. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $997 in July, a decrease of 0.4 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, earnings increased 3.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued national tourism indicators, second quarter … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on natural resource indicators, second quarter 2018. Real gross domestic product of the natural resource sector increased 1.8 per cent in the second quarter, as both the energy (+3.2 per cent) and forestry (+3.2 per cent) subsectors expanded. Natural resource prices were up 2.1 per cent due to strong price growth … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on food services and drinking places, July 2018. Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector were up (+0.4 per cent) for the third consecutive month, totalling $6.1 billion in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released dairy statistics, July 2018. Canadian dairy processors produced 42 459 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, July 2018. Wholesale sales rose 1.5 per cent to $63.9 billion in July, more than offsetting the 0.9 per cent decline in June. Sales were up in four of seven subsectors, representing approximately 66 per cent of total wholesale sales. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, August 2018. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in August, following a 3.0 per cent increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.1 per cent in August, after increasing 0.5 per cent in July. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new Health Reports article: progress in net cancer survival in Canada over 20 years. Just under half of all Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, while approximately one-quarter of Canadians are expected to die from this disease. Cancer survival estimates, which provide a measure of disease severity and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted model-based principal field crop estimates, August 31, 2018. Canadian producers are looking at a record corn for grain crop this fall. Statistics Canada’s model-based principal field crop estimates forecast record production of 14.5 million tonnes of corn for grain. Canola production is estimated to be 21.0 million tonnes, while soybean production is … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the results from the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, July 2018. Manufacturing sales increased for the third consecutive month in July, rising 0.9 per cent to $58.6 billion. Higher sales in the transportation equipment and chemical industries drove the increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from the Monthly Survey … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, July 2018. Foreign investment in Canadian securities reached $12.7 billion in July, mainly from acquisitions of federal government bonds. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities totalled $13.1 billion, led by record purchases of foreign bonds. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
