Statistics Canada released the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2016. Unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, heavy drinking and illicit drug use are risk factors for chronic disease. Over one-third of Canadians aged 12 or older (around 11 million people) reported one or more of these unhealthy behaviours, according to new data from the 2016 Canadian Community … Read more
Statistics Canada issued its monthly civil aviation statistics for July 2017. During the month of Canada’s 150th anniversary, the six Canadian Level I air carriers flew a record 7.6 million passengers on scheduled and charter services, up 6.5 per cent from July 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted coal and coke statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on food services and drinking places, July 2017. Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 1.2 per cent to $5.7 billion in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published dairy statistics for July 2017. For the first time in 2017, monthly yogurt production increased year over year, … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, August 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in August, following a 1.2 per cent increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.2 per cent in August, matching the increase in July. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance for July 2017. In July, 536,600 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up 6,800 (+1.3 per cent) from June. This is the first increase in the number of beneficiaries in eight months. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade for July 2017. Wholesale sales … Read more
Statistics Canada posted natural resource indicators for second quarter of 2017. Real natural resource gross domestic product increased 2.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, on the strength of the energy subsector (+3.7 per cent), after edging up 0.5 per cent in the first quarter. Natural resource related prices decreased after four consecutive increases. The full posting … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for July 2017. Manufacturing sales decreased 2.6 per cent to $52.5 billion in July, following a 1.9 per cent decline in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on model-based principal field crop estimates, 2017. Canola production in Canada is estimated to reach a record … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, July 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $24.0 billion in July, led by record acquisitions of Canadian bonds. At the same time, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $1.8 billion, following strong acquisitions in June. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data onn the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, second quarter 2017. National wealth, the value of non-financial assets in the Canadian economy, edged up 0.1 per cent to $10,279.1 billion at the end of the second quarter. Household residential real estate grew by $4.5 billion, the smallest increase since the first … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international investment position, second quarter 2017. The value of Canada’s international financial assets continued to exceed liabilities in the second quarter. The country’s net foreign asset position increased by $25.7 billion in the second quarter to $271.5 billion, a fourth consecutive quarterly advance. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
