Statistics Canada posted data on the leading indicator of cross-border traveller volume, February 2018. Data indicating cross-border travel by automobile through land ports equipped with the automated Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL) system are now available upon request. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on forage seed usage, 2017. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, February 2018. Employment was little changed in February (+15,000). The unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on industrial capacity utilization rates, fourth quarter 2017. Canadian industries operated at 86.0 per cent of their production capacity … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on building permits, January 2018. Canadian municipalities issued $8.4 billion in building permits in January, up 5.6 per cent following a 2.5 per cent rise in December. The January increase mainly stemmed from higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Ontario. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the New … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, January 2018. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit totalled $1.9 billion in January, narrowing from a $3.1 billion deficit in December. Imports decreased 4.3 per cent and exports fell 2.1 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued Chain Fisher real export and import values, January 2018. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on livestock estimates, January 1, 2018. Cattle, hog and sheep inventories were all up on January 1 compared with the same date in 2017. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Farm Product Price Index, December 2017. The Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) edged down 0.1 per cent in … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Oil Pipeline Transport Survey, 2016. Canadian oil pipeline companies reported total operating revenues of $7.9 billion and total operating expenses of $3.5 billion in 2016. As a result, net revenue from operations was $4.4 billion, while net income after taxes totalled $2.4 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2017. Real gross domestic product grew 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter, the same rate as the previous quarter. Final domestic demand increased 1.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, December 2017. Real … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2017. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) declined by $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter to $16.3 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), transactions in the form of currency and deposits led the inflow of funds into … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2018. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.3 per cent in January, mainly due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index increased 3.3 per cent, primarily as a result of higher prices for crude energy products. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016. Culture gross domestic product in Canada totalled $53.8 billion in 2016, a 1.5 per cent increase from the previous year, while economy-wide gross domestic product increased 1.8 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, January 2018. The … Read more
