Statistics Canada posted data on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, June 2017. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 1.0 per cent in June, mainly due to lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 3.7 per cent, primarily due to lower prices for crude energy products. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued figures on gross domestic product by industry, May 2017. Real gross domestic product grew 0.6 per cent in May, with 14 of 20 industrial sectors increasing. This was the seventh consecutive monthly increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Commercial Software Price Index, June 2017. The Commercial Software … Read more
Statistics Canada announced payroll employment, earnings and hours, May 2017. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $972 in May, virtually unchanged from April but up 2.0 per cent from 12 months earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, May 2017. There were 524,168 aircraft take-offs … Read more
Statistics Canada released quarterly civil aviation statistics, fourth quarter 2016. Total operating revenue for the 24 largest Canadian air carriers was $5.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 4.0 per cent from the same quarter in 2015. Total operating expenses grew 8.1 per cent to $5.0 billion. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada published dairy statistics, May 2017. The volume of yogurt produced in May was 31 763 tonnes, down 16.3 per cent from May 2016. This decrease was mainly due to a plant closure in the summer of 2016 in Quebec, Canada’s largest yogurt-producing province. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on wholesale trade, May 2017. Wholesale sales rose 0.9 per cent to a record high $61.6 billion in May. Sales were up in six of the seven subsectors, representing 80 per cent of total wholesale sales. The miscellaneous subsector and the motor vehicle and parts subsector contributed the most to the … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index, June 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, following a 1.3 per cent increase in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was unchanged in June, after being down 0.2 per cent in May. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, May 2017. In May, 525,300 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down 12,800 (-2.4 per cent) from April. This continues a downward trend that began in late autumn 2016, reflecting the relative strength observed in the economy. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued a new blog post: … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, May 2017. Manufacturing sales increased for the third consecutive month, up 1.1 per cent to $54.6 billion in May. The gain was mainly attributable to higher sales in the transportation equipment and chemical manufacturing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on industrial chemicals and … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on private radio broadcasting, 2016. Operating revenues in private radio broadcasting fell 3.3 per cent (-$52.5 million) from 2015 to $1.6 billion in 2016. This third consecutive annual decrease in operating revenue was attributable to a 5.4 per cent decline in local advertising sales. In 2016, 98.4 per cent of total operating … Read more
