Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, March 2018. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in March, following a 2.2 per cent increase in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.1 per cent in March, after increasing 0.2 per cent in February. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance for February 2018. The number of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries decreased by 11,300 or 2.3 per cent in February to 480,200, the lowest level since comparable data became available in 1997. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on investment in non-residential building construction, first quarter … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new issue of Health Reports: reallocating time between sleep, sedentary and active behaviours. Many studies have shown that exercise is better for a person’s health than being sedentary. But is it worth losing sleep over? A new study released today in Health Reports addresses that question and how other ways Canadians … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on trade of culture and sport products, 2016. Canada exported $16 billion of culture products in 2016. This represented 2.5 per cent of total economy exports and almost 30 per cent of culture gross domestic product ($53.8 billion). Imports of culture products were $20.8 billion or 3.1 per cent of total … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, February 2018. Manufacturing sales increased 1.9 per cent to $55.8 billion in February, following two consecutive monthly decreases. The growth was due mainly to higher sales in the transportation equipment industry. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, February … Read more
Statistics Canada and Transport Canada have launched Transportation Data and Information Hub, a new website to provide Canadians with online access to comprehensive statistics and measures on the country’s transportation sector. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on new motor vehicle sales for February 2018. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published the New Lending Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2017. The New Lending Services Price Index increased by 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 5.9 per cent decrease in the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on job vacancies for the fourth quarter of 2017. There were 470,000 job vacancies among Canadian employers in the fourth quarter, up 89,000 (+23.2 per cent) from the fourth quarter of 2016, the largest year-over-year increase since the start of the series in 2015. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Electric Power Selling Price Index for February 2018. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, February 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.2 billion in building permits in February (-2.6 per cent), following a 5.2 per cent gain in January. Single-family homes as well as the commercial and institutional components saw lower levels of construction intentions in February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
