Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, June 2018. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.7 billion in May to $626 million in June, the smallest deficit since January 2017. Exports increased 4.1 per cent, while imports edged down 0.2 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Life satisfaction among Canadian seniors, 2016. Life satisfaction goes hand-in-hand with many circumstances, events and attitudes. Studying these factors sheds light on how people assess their lives and what they consider important. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on airport activity for 2017. The number … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2016. Both Canadian (+6.1 per cent) and foreign-controlled (+1.3 per cent) asset values increased in 2016. The foreign-controlled asset share edged down, from 16.9 per cent in 2015 to 16.2 per cent in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted financial … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, May 2018. Real gross domestic product was up 0.5 per cent in May, after increasing 0.1 per cent in April. The rise was widespread as 19 of 20 industrial sectors registered increases. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a study on time use: total work burden, unpaid work, and leisure. In 2015, women spent an average of 2.8 hours per day on housework—54 minutes more than men (1.9 hours per day). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on research and development personnel, 2015. In 2015, the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index, first quarter 2018. The Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index decreased 0.2 per cent in the first quarter, following no change in the fourth quarter of 2017. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, May 2018. The average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees totalled $998 in May, up 0.4 per cent from April following five months of virtually no change. In the 12 months to May, earnings increased by 2.9 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on railway carloadings, May 2018. The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 31.7 million tonnes in May, up 2.4 per cent from May 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued dairy statistics, May 2018, Total cheese production (all cheese except processed) increased 2.3 per cent from May 2017 … Read more
Statistics Canada posted financial information of universities and degree-granting colleges, 2016/2017. Canada’s 148 public universities and degree-granting institutions spent $27.5 billion in 2016/2017, up 1.5 per cent from $27.1 billion in 2015/2016. Revenues increased 10.7 per cent, rising from $27.2 billion in 2015/2016 to $30.1 billion in 2016/2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, May 2018. Wholesale sales rose 1.2 per cent to a record $63.7 billion in May. Sales were up in four of seven subsectors, representing approximately 50 per cent of total wholesale sales. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published police-reported crime statistics, 2017. Police-reported crime in … Read more
