Statistics Canada announced payroll employment, earnings and hours for August 2017. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $975 in August, up 0.9 per cent from the previous month. Compared with August 2016, earnings increased 1.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published court outcomes of police-reported sexual assaults in Canada, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted key results from the 2016 Census on aboriginal peoples in Canada. There were 1,673,785 Aboriginal people in Canada in 2016, accounting for 4.9 per cent of the total population. Since 2006, the Aboriginal population has grown by 42.5 per cent—more than four times the growth rate of the non-Aboriginal population over the same … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on environmental protection expenditures by businesses, 2014. Canadian businesses spent $11.8 billion on environmental protection in 2014, up 9 per cent from 2012. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data from the Crop Condition Assessment Program, July 10 to October 15, 2017. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) database … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade, August 2017. Wholesale sales rose 0.5 per cent to $62.8 billion in August, led by the personal and household goods and motor vehicle and parts subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released statistics on food services and drinking places, August 2017. Sales at food services and drinking … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, September 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.6 per cent on a year-over-year basis in September, following a 1.4 per cent increase in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.2 per cent in September, matching the increase in August. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Employment Insurance, August 2017. The number of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries decreased by 9,600 (-1.8 per cent) to 524,200 in August. This decline continues a downward trend that began in October 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on travel between Canada and other countries, August … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, August 2017. Manufacturing sales increased 1.6 per cent to $53.5 billion in August, following two consecutive monthly declines. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released statisics on the physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in Canadian children and youth. Most Canadian children and youth are … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on new motor vehicle sales for August 2017. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, August 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $9.8 billion in August, down from $24.0 billion in July. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $12.0 billion, led by purchases of US corporate instruments. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released aircraft movement statistics: Small airports, June 2017. Take-offs and landings at 128 Canadian airports without air traffic control towers reached a total of 63,543 movements in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, July 2017. Refinery receipts of crude oil, production … Read more
