Statistics Canada released the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2017. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 1.5 per cent in July, mainly due to lower prices for motorized and recreational vehicles. The Raw Materials Price Index was down 0.6 per cent, mostly attributable to lower prices for metal ores, concentrates and scrap. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the characteristics of international overnight travellers, first quarter 2017. Canadian residents made 8.5 million overnight trips abroad in the first quarter of 2017, spending $11.4 billion. Of these trips, 4.6 million were to the United States, accounting for $5.0 billion in spending. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada has … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the monthly civil aviation statistics, June 2017. The six Canadian Level I air carriers flew 6.7 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in June, up 9.2 per cent from June 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the computer and peripherals price indexes, July 2017. The price of desktop … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance for June 2017. The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits totalled 517,200 in June, down 7,000 (-1.3 per cent) from May. This was the eighth consecutive monthly decline in the number of beneficiaries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on number and salaries of full-time … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on food services and drinking places, June 2017. Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector were up 1.1 per cent to $5.7 billion in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, June 2017. Natural gas transmission pipelines received 507.2 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, June 2017. Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month in June, edging up 0.1 per cent to $49.0 billion. Sales were up in 6 of 11 subsectors, representing 38 per cent of total retail trade.The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on investment in new housing … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade, June 2017. Wholesale sales declined 0.5 per cent to $61.4 billion in June following eight consecutive monthly increases. Declines were recorded in five of seven subsectors, led by the food, beverage and tobacco subsector and the motor vehicle and parts subsector. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, July 2017. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in July, following a 1.0 per cent increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.2 per cent in July, after posting no change in June. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released an increasingly diverse linguistic profile: Corrected data from the 2016 Census. In 2016, almost 7.6 million Canadians reported speaking a language other than English or French at home, an increase of close to 1 million (+14.5 per cent) people over 2011. However, English and French are still the languages of convergence and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, June 2017. Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $923 million in June, the first monthly divestment since July 2015. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities amounted to $13.2 billion, led by acquisitions of equities. The full release is available online. … Read more
