Statistics Canada published data on changes in parents’ participation in domestic tasks and care for children from 1986 to 2015. The division of household labour has changed markedly over the past 30 years and while Canadian fathers are doing more, mothers still contribute the most time to unpaid housework and child care. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada announced gross domestic product, income and expenditure, first quarter 2017. Real gross domestic product rose 0.9 per cent in the first quarter, following a 0.7 per cent gain in the fourth quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued figures on food services and drinking places, March 2017. Sales in the food services … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, first quarter 2017. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $2.3 billion in the first quarter to $14.1 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), large foreign investment in Canadian corporate securities led the net inflow of funds into the … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study entitled Women in Canada: Women with Disabilities. Over 2 million women aged 15 or older—nearly 15 per cent of women in Canada—reported at least one disability that limited their daily activities in 2012. This was the case for 1.7 million men (12.5 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Canadian Income Survey, 2015. The median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $56,000 in 2015, virtually unchanged from 2014. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released dairy statistics, March 2017. The volume of milk and cream sold in March was 236 595 kilolitres, a decrease of … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, March 2017. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $966 in March, little changed from February and up 0.9 per cent from March 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2017. Canadian corporations earned $91.9 billion … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on farm income, 2016. Realized net farm income rose 7.6 per cent in 2016 to $8.8 billion. This marks the third consecutive year, and the sixth time in seven years that realized net farm income has increased. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on farm cash receipts, first quarter … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade, March 2017. Wholesale sales rose 0.9 per cent in March and surpassed the $60 billion mark for the first time. Gains were recorded in four of seven subsectors, accounting for 60 per cent of total wholesale sales, and were led by the building material and supplies subsector. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index, April 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.6 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, matching the increase in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.5 per cent in April, after decreasing 0.2 per cent in March. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, March 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $15.1 billion in March, largely in Canadian corporate instruments. At the same time, Canadian investors added $15.4 billion of foreign securities to their holdings, led by acquisitions of US equities. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
