Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, July 2018. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in July, following a 2.5 per cent increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.5 per cent in July, after increasing 0.2 per cent in June. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2018. Manufacturing sales rose 1.1 per cent to $58.1 billion in June, following a 1.5 per cent increase in May. The increase in June was mainly due to sharply higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry, while sales were down in the chemicals and … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new Health Report: Canadians vulnerable to workplace noise. More than half of the estimated 11 million Canadians who have worked in noisy environments were not required to use hearing protection and only did so occasionally if at all. These workers may be vulnerable to adverse outcomes from excessive noise that include hearing … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, May 2018. Continued refinery shutdowns for planned maintenance resulted in lower crude oil receipts and refinery production in May compared with the same month in 2017. This was the second consecutive month of sharp decline in crude oil receipts and refinery production. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Electric Power Selling Price Index for June 2018. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, May 2018. Canada produced 21.8 million cubic metres (137.3 million barrels) of crude oil and equivalent products in May, up 13.5 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released aircraft movement statistics: Small … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, July 2018. Employment rose by 54,000 in July, driven by gains in part-time work. The unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 5.8 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on travel between Canada and other countries, May 2018. US residents made 2.0 … Read more
Statistics Canada published the National Cannabis Survey, second quarter 2018. About 1.4 million Canadians reported that they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis in the previous two hours. In addition, according to combined data for the first and second quarters, one in seven cannabis users with a … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, June 2018. In June, Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion worth of building permits, down 2.3 per cent from the previous month. The decline was the result of lower construction intentions for residential buildings, following a strong May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on asphalt … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, June 2018. Prices received by farmers in June for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available at the provincial level. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on industrial chemicals and synthetic resins, 2017. Anhydrous ammonia (100 … Read more
