Statistics Canada published its Farm Input Price Index, fourth quarter 2016. The Farm Input Price Index decreased 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016. The decline was attributable to lower prices for animal production (-2.1 per cent), specifically livestock purchases (-6.4 per cent). The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on the supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, February 2017. Canadian refineries received 7.8 million cubic metres of crude oil in February, up 7.1 per cent from the same month in 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on remaining useful service life ratios of non-residential capital stock, … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index, first quarter 2017. The Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index decreased 2.6 per cent in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter, the result of declines among both leisure (-1.9 per cent) and business (-3.1 per cent) clients. The decrease reflected low seasonal demand for accommodation … Read more
Statistics Canada released the New Housing Price Index, March 2017. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.2 per cent in March compared with the previous month. Higher new house prices in Vancouver and Toronto led the gain. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the Biannual Survey of Suppliers of Business Financing, second … Read more
Statistics Canada published data from the 2016 Census of Agriculture. Farm operators are slightly older and there are fewer farms in Canada than in 2011, but farms are on average larger and more area is devoted to crop production according to the results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released data on building permits, March 2017. The value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities fell 5.8 per cent to $7.0 billion in March, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease. Nationally, the decline was mainly the result of lower construction intentions for multi-family dwellings, particularly in British Columbia and Ontario. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada published the following study: Centre and peripheries: Settlement patterns and social integration of the population with an immigrant background in the Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver metropolitan areas. There is now a greater tendency among immigrants to settle in the peripheral municipalities of the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued its Labour Force Survey, April 2017. Employment was little changed in April, while the unemployment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 6.5 per cent, the lowest rate since October 2008. The decrease was mostly the result of fewer youth searching for work. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada made available data on … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, March 2017. Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world posted a $135 million deficit in March. Exports rose 3.8 per cent while imports were up 1.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released a study on young men and women without a … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on age and sex, and type of dwelling: Key results from the 2016 Census. From 2011 to 2016, Canada registered the largest increase in the proportion of seniors since Confederation. This acceleration of population aging is the result of the first baby boomers reaching the age of 65. The full release is … Read more
