Statistics Canada published the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, second quarter 2018. National wealth, the value of non-financial assets in the Canadian economy, rose 1.9 per cent to $11,119.4 billion at the end of the second quarter, an acceleration from the 1.3 per cent growth in the first quarter. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada published Canada’s international investment position, second quarter 2018. Canada’s net foreign asset position decreased by $15.1 billion to $518.7 billion in the second quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the New Housing Price Index, July 2018. Nationally, new home prices were up for a second consecutive month in July. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on industrial capacity utilization rates, second quarter 2018. Canadian industries operated at 85.5 per cent of their production capacity in the second quarter, up from 83.7 per cent in the first quarter. This follows a slight decrease in capacity utilization in the first quarter of 2018 from the fourth quarter of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, June 2018. Canada produced 21.1 million cubic metres (132.9 million barrels) of crude oil and equivalent products in June, up 10.5 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the leading indicator of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on travel between Canada and other countries, June 2018. US residents made 2.1 million trips to Canada in June, up 3.5 per cent from May. After adjusting for normal seasonal variations, this is the second-highest monthly total this year, following March, for US travel to Canada. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from the Labour Force Survey, August 2018. Following two months of increases, employment fell by 52,000 in August. Part-time employment declined by 92,000 while full-time employment edged up. At the same time, the unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on building permits, July 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.2 billion worth of building permits in July, down 0.1 per cent from June. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower construction intentions in British Columbia. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on stocks of principal field crops, July … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2018. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $743 million in June to $114 million in July, the smallest deficit since the most recent surplus in December 2016. Exports increased 0.8 per cent, while imports declined 0.4 per cent. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on residential construction investment, second quarter 2018. Investment in residential construction in Canada increased 7.8 per cent year over year to $36.0 billion in the second quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on investment in non-residential building construction (revised data), second quarter 2018. Following the release … Read more
Statistics Canada published industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2018. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.2 per cent in July, led by lower prices for primary non ferrous metal products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 0.7 per cent, primarily due to higher prices for crude energy products. The full release is … Read more
