Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, May 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $29.5 billion in May, mainly purchases of government debt instruments. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $4.4 billion, led by investments in US debt instruments. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, April 2017. Canadian refineries received 7.6 million cubic metres of crude oil in April, down 1.1 per cent from the same month in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the New Lending Services Price Index, first quarter 2017. The New … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on job vacancies, first quarter 2017. Job vacancies rose by 58,000 (+17.5 per cent) from the first quarter of 2016 to 388,000 in the first quarter of 2017. Over that same period, the job vacancy rate increased 0.4 percentage points to 2.5 per cent. This was the second consecutive year-over-year increase in the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on value added in exports, 2013. Value added in exports accounted for 21.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and more than three million jobs in 2013. The United States dominated the export market, accounting for 15.3 per cent of Canadian GDP and more than two million jobs. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on self-reported sexual assault in Canada, 2014. There were more than 635,000 incidents of sexual assault reported by Canadians in 2014. In the vast majority (87 per cent) of these incidents, the victims were women. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Farm Input Price Index, first quarter 2017. … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on the leading indicator of cross-border traveller volume, June 2017. Data on the number of US residents entering Canada by car in June are now available upon request. Data are available by the visitors’ state of residence and by province of entry into Canada. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, June 2017. Employment rose by 45,000 in June, mostly in part-time work. The unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted a release regarding the Canada and the World Statistics Hub. The Canada and … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, May 2017. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world reached $1.1 billion in May, up from a $552 million deficit in April. Imports rose 2.4 per cent and exports were up 1.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Chain Fisher real export and import … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Households and the Environment Survey: Household characteristics, 2015. Additional data from the 2015 Households and the Environment Survey pertaining to detailed household characteristics are now available in CANSIM. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada posted data on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2015. The combined value of Canadian and foreign-controlled assets in the Canadian economy increased 6.7 per cent to $11.5 trillion in 2015. Operating revenues fell 1.0 per cent to $3.9 trillion, while operating profits declined 5.8 per cent to $358.6 billion. The full release is available … Read more
