Statistics Canada issued data on the control and sale of alcoholic beverages, year ending March 31, 2016. Canadians still prefer beer, but not like they used to. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data of trade by exporter characteristics: Goods, 2016. There were 43,255 exporting enterprises of goods in Canada in 2016, with export … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the gross domestic product by industry: Provinces and territories, 2016. Real gross domestic product by industry increased in eight provinces and two territories in 2016. GDP declined for the second consecutive year in Alberta and Saskatchewan, largely as a result of low oil and commodity prices. GDP also declined in Northwest … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on gross domestic product by industry, February 2017. Gross domestic product was unchanged in February following three months of growth. Gains in service-producing industries were offset by declines in goods-producing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, March 2017. The Industrial … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, February 2017. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $968 in February, little changed from January and up 1.5 per cent from 12 months earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Investment Banking Services Price Index, 2016. The Investment Banking Services Price … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade for February 2017. Retail sales declined 0.6 per cent to $47.8 billion in February, following a 2.3 per cent increase in January. Sales were down in five of 11 subsectors, representing 67 per cent of total retail sales. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the 2016 Census of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on foreign direct investment, 2016. The stock of Canadian direct investment abroad rose 1.4 per cent to $1,049.6 billion in 2016. Meanwhile, the stock of foreign direct investment in Canada increased 4.7 per cent to $825.7 billion. As a result, Canada’s net direct investment position narrowed by $22.3 billion in 2016 to $223.9 … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, February 2017. Wholesale sales edged down 0.2 per cent to $58.9 billion in February, following four consecutive monthly increases. Declines were recorded in four subsectors, led by lower sales in the personal and household goods and the food, beverage and tobacco subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index for March 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.6 per cent on a year-over-year basis in March, following a 2.0 per cent increase in February. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was down 0.2 per cent in March, after decreasing 0.3 per cent in February. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Employment Insurance, February 2017. The number of regular Employment Insurance (EI) beneficiaries fell by 11,700 (-2.1 per cent) to 554,200 in February, similar to the level of June 2016—just before the administrative changes that took effect last July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on travel between … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on industrial research and development characteristics, 2016 (intentions). Based on the intentions of research and development-performing firms, in-house research and development spending is expected to edge down from $18.5 billion in 2014 to $17.9 billion in 2015 and to $17.7 billion 2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data … Read more
