Statistics Canada issued data on the gross domestic product by industry, November 2017. Real gross domestic product increased 0.4 per cent in November, with widespread growth across industries as 17 of 20 industrial sectors increased. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2017. The Industrial … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on spending on research and development, 2015 (final), 2016 (preliminary) and 2017 (intentions). Canada’s gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) intentions rose 0.5 per cent to $32.8 billion in 2017, following declines in 2015 (-3.8 per cent) and in 2016 (-0.8 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on incidences of cancer in Canada, 2015. In 2015, more than 141,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Canada, excluding Quebec. The annual number of new cancer cases has been increasing since at least 1992, as the population continues to grow and age. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, December 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, following a 2.1 per cent increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.2 per cent in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade for November 2017. Retail sales increased for the third consecutive month in November, rising 0.2 per cent to $50.1 billion. Sales were up in 6 of 11 subsectors, representing 37 per cent of total retail trade. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: The effect of labour demand on regional demographics, 2001 to 2015. A new Statistics Canada study shows that, in the medium term, the primary working-age population of economic regions in Canada—that is, the population of individuals aged 15 to 64—adjusts significantly to economic shocks through labour mobility. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, November 2017. Natural gas transmission pipelines received 569.4 million gigajoules of natural gas from fields, gathering systems and plants in November, an increase of 10.3 per cent from the same month in 2016. Alberta (71.0 per cent) and British Columbia (26.8 per cent) held … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, November 2017. Wholesale sales rose 0.7 per cent to $63.6 billion in November, a second consecutive increase. Sales were up in six of seven subsectors, representing 99 per cent of wholesale sales. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on investments in new housing construction, November 2017. New … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, November 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $19.6 billion in November, mainly purchases of Canadian bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $4.6 billion, following strong acquisitions in October. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Monthly Survey … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance, November 2017. Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries totalled 506,700 in November, down slightly from the previous month (-3,500 or -0.7 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published natural resource indicators for the third quarter of 2017. Real natural resource gross domestic product edged up 0.1 per cent in the … Read more
