Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2026. In July, the Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.6 per cent month over month and gained 12.4 per cent year over year. Meanwhile, the Raw Materials Price Index decreased 2.2 per cent month over month and increased 18.1 per cent year over year. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, June 2026. The total value of investment in building construction decreased $109.7 million (-0.5 per cent) to $23.2 billion in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published its August 2026 edition of its Health Reports. Environmental exposures such as air pollution, extreme heat and cold, and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the tnformatics professional services price indexes, 2025. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, July 2026. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0 per cent year over year in July, following a 2.8 per cent gain in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.3 per cent in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Retail Services Price Index, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2026. Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1 per cent in June, driven largely by increased sales of chemical products and transportation equipment. On a quarterly basis, total sales rose 9.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Survey of Commercial and Institutional Energy Use: Commercial and institutional buildings, 2024. The Survey of Commercial and Institutional Energy Use provides data on energy demand and consumption in commercial and institutional buildings (excluding hospitals and postsecondary institutions) across the provinces, by region. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, June 2026. In June, the total value of building permits issued in Canada rebounded by $2.3 billion (+18.5 per cent) to reach $14.9 billion, more than offsetting the monthly declines recorded in April (-$536.7 million) and May (-$383.3 million). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, July 2026. In July, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (Canadian-resident return trips, combined with US-resident and overseas-resident arrivals) by air and automobile totalled 6.8 million, up 6.3 per cent from the same month in 2025. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from its Retail Commodity Survey, May 2026. Retail sales reached $79.9 billion in May, an increase of 4.0 per cent compared with the same month one year earlier. Higher sales were reported in 10 of the 18 commodity classes. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, … Read more
Statistics Canada released results from its Labour Force Survey, July 2026. Employment increased by 75,000 (+0.4 per cent) in July and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.9 per cent. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.4 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on industrial chemicals … Read more
