Statistics Canada published Canada’s international transactions in securities for January 2017. Foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $6.2 billion in January, down from $10.2 billion in December. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $8.6 billion, led by purchases of U.S. instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, fourth quarter 2016. National wealth, the value of non-financial assets in the Canadian economy, rose 1.4 per cent to $9,920.0 billion at the end of the fourth quarter. The main contributors to growth were real estate and natural resources. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international investment position, fourth quarter 2016. Canada’s net foreign asset position increased by $95.7 billion in the fourth quarter to $188.4 billion. Despite the gains in the second half of the year, Canada’s overall net foreign asset position was reduced by $241.6 billion in 2016 due to strong declines in … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Annual Head Office Survey, 2015. The number of head offices in Canada declined by 1.3 per cent from 2014 to 2,724 in 2015, while the number of head office employees decreased by 0.5 per cent to 229,160. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued a report on energy supply and … Read more
Statistics Canada announced industrial capacity utilization rates, fourth quarter 2016. Canadian industries operated at 82.2 per cent of their production capacity in the fourth quarter, up from 81.6 per cent in the previous quarter. This was the second consecutive quarterly gain. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued its New Housing Price Index for … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, January 2017. The value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 5.4 per cent to $7.6 billion in January, following two consecutive monthly decreases. Six provinces posted increases, led by Alberta and British Columbia. Nationally, construction intentions rose in every component, particularly institutional buildings. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, January 2017. Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world posted a third consecutive monthly surplus, widening from $447 million in December to $807 million in January. Exports were up 0.5 per cent while imports edged down 0.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on manufacturing: The year in review, 2016. Total manufacturing sales rose 1.0 per cent to $614.4 billion in 2016, following a 1.7 per cent decline in 2015. There were 1.7 million manufacturing jobs in Canada in 2016, 95.5 per cent of the jobs were full time and 28.1 per cent of the workforce were … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Recent trends in motor vehicle industries, 2015. The motor vehicle sector is an important part of the Canadian economy. Two new studies provide a comprehensive overview of how different segments of the Canadian motor vehicle sector have evolved since the 2008-2009 recession and within a North American context. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2016. Real gross domestic product rose 0.6% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.9 per cent increase in the third quarter. Final domestic demand continued to decelerate (+0.1 per cent), with ongoing weakness in business investment. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
