Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, March 2018. Canada’s imports rose 6.0 per cent to a record $51.7 billion in March. Exports also increased, up 3.7 per cent to $47.6 billion. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $2.9 billion in February to a record $4.1 billion in … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry: Provinces and territories, 2017. Real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry increased in every province in 2017 for the first time since 2011. Goods-producing industries growth outpaced services-producing industries in every province except Nova Scotia and Ontario. Among the territories, GDP rose in Nunavut and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, February 2018. After a slight decline in January, real gross domestic product rose 0.4 per cent in February, as 15 of 20 industrial sectors increased. The growth was led by a rebound in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on births between 2015 and 2016. There were 382,392 live births in Canada in 2015 and 383,102 in 2016. These figures represent a slight decrease from 2014 (384,100) and follow the trend of relatively stable birth numbers observed since 2009. This trend contrasts with the annual rates of increase of around … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, March 2018. The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.8 per cent in March, mainly due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products and pulp and paper products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 2.1 per cent, primarily due to higher prices for crude … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on principal field crop areas, March 2018. Canadian farmers expect to plant fewer acres of soybeans and canola in 2018, crops that were both at record high levels in 2017. Seeding intentions of dry peas and lentils are also expected to decline, potentially due to weaker prices and to exports falling … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, February 2018. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $997 in February, little changed from the previous month. Earnings were up 3.4 per cent compared with 12 months earlier, largely the result of gains in the second half of 2017. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on foreign direct investment, 2017. The stock of Canadian direct investment abroad rose 3.4 per cent to $1,121.1 billion in 2017 as increased investment activity in Europe and North America was partially offset by the downward revaluation effect of a stronger Canadian dollar against the US dollar. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the annual review of the labour market, 2017. The article “Annual review of the labour market, 2017,” released in the Labour Statistics: Research Papers series, analyses the Canadian labour market in 2017 using a combination of major indicators from the Labour Force Survey; the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours; the Job Vacancy … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, February 2018. Wholesale sales declined 0.8 per cent to $62.8 billion in February, the largest downward movement and the second monthly drop since September 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on food services and drinking places, February 2018. Sales in the food services and … Read more
