Statistics Canada published the New Housing Price Index, September 2017. Higher new home prices in British Columbia were responsible for most of the national gain in September, while results in the rest of Canada were mixed. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, August … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on building permits, September 2017. Building permits rose in September for the first time in three months, as strength in the non-residential sector outweighed some weakness in the residential sector. Canadian municipalities issued $7.9 billion worth of building permits in September, up 3.8 per cent from the previous month. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Canadian Community Health Survey: Combined data, 2015/2016. According to data from the 2015/2016 Canadian Community Health Survey, the majority of Canadians (58.8 per cent) aged 12 and older had received a flu shot at some point in their lives, while almost one-third (32.4 per cent) had gotten a flu shot in … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, September 2017. Prices received by farmers in September for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available at the provincial level in CANSIM. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, October 2017. Employment increased by 35,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.3 per ccent. Employment gains in the month were driven by full-time work (+89,000), while fewer people worked part-time (-53,000). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on sawmills, August 2017. Lumber production rose 6.8 per cent from July to 5 553.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in August. Production was 3.4 per cent lower than in August 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Canadian Economic News, October 2017. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Linking labour demand and labour supply: Job vacancies and the unemployed. In the two-year period from January 2015 to December 2016, there was an average of 1.33 million unemployed persons and 390,100 vacant jobs in Canada. Taken together, there were 3.4 unemployed persons for each job vacancy. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted gross domestic product by industry, August 2017. Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1 per cent in August, after being essentially unchanged in July. Declines in manufacturing and mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction more than offset increases in most sectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the industrial … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, September 2017. The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) decreased 0.7 per cent in September, following a 0.4 per cent decline in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, August 2017. There were 555,911 aircraft take-offs and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the computer and peripherals price indexes, September 2017. The price of desktop and similar computers, laptop and tablet computers, and servers declined 0.2 per cent in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Commercial Software Price Index, September 2017. The Commercial Software Price Index decreased 2.1 per cent from August … Read more
