Statistics Canada published its Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, June 2017. Monthly data from the large retailers program are now available for June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on new motor vehicle sales, June 2017. New motor vehicle sales data for Canada and the provinces are now available for June. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, May 2017. Canadian refineries received 8.7 million cubic metres of crude oil in May, up 31.8 per cent from the same month in 2016. In May 2016, the Fort McMurray wildfires had led to the lowest level of crude oil production in … Read more
Statistics Canada has conducted a thorough review of the 2016 Census numbers for English speaking people in select communities in the province of Quebec and found that an error in a computer program caused language responses for approximately 61,000 people to be misclassified. Statistics Canada regrets any inconvenience caused by this error and remains dedicated to publishing high-quality information. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada posted a new study: … Read more
Statistics Canada published the New Housing Price Index, June 2017. In June, new house prices in Southern Ontario paused from their recent upward climb, curbing the national increase at 0.2 per cent. This was down from a 0.8 per cent increase in April and a 0.7 per cent gain in May. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, June 2017. Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion worth of building permits in June, up 2.5 per cent from May and the second highest value on record. Higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings and commercial buildings were mainly responsible for the national increase. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Apartment Building Construction Price Index, second quarter 2017. Contractors’ prices for the construction of new apartment buildings rose 1.0 per cent in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter. Nationally, this was the seventh consecutive quarterly increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Non-residential Building Construction Price … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey for July 2017. Following two months of notable increases, employment was little changed in July (+11,000 or +0.1 per cent). As the number of people searching for work edged down, the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 6.3 per cent. This is the lowest rate since October 2008, just … Read more
Statistics Canada released the publication of the 2016 Census of Population: Income. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-1107. Statistics Canada issued data on asphalt roofing, June 2017. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 4.3 million metric bundles in June, up 24.5 per cent from May and 5.8 per cent higher than June 2016. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on families, households and marital status: Key results from the 2016 Census. Today, more people in Canada are living alone, as part of a couple without children or in common-law unions than in the past. The evolving living arrangements and families of Canadians can have consequences on the housing market, on … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on measured body mass index, Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition, 2015. Results from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition were previously released on June 20, 2017. Today’s release makes available four additional CANSIM tables on the body mass index of children, youth and adults. These tables are based … Read more
