Statistics Canada released Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2016. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $9.0 billion in the fourth quarter to $10.7 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), foreign investment in Canadian private corporate securities led the inflow of funds in the economy in … Read more
Statistics Canada released industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2017. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.4 per cent in January, mainly due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index increased 1.7%, led by higher prices for animals and animal products. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
Statistics Canada released the following study: Labour market outcomes of immigrant women who arrive as dependants of economic immigrant principal applicants. The points-based selection of immigrants has implications for the characteristics of immigrant couples who are admitted to Canada and for the subsequent labour market outcomes of immigrant families. For example, immigrant women who arrived … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Consumer Price Index, January 2017. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, following a 1.5 per cent increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.7 per cent in January, after increasing 0.4 per cent in December. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada announced quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2016. Canadian corporations earned $86.8 billion in operating profits in the fourth quarter, up 3.6 per cent from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for December 2016. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, December 2016. Following four consecutive monthly increases, retail sales decreased 0.5 per cent in December. Declines were widespread as lower sales were reported in 9 of 11 subsectors, representing 82 per cent of retail trade. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published its study: Women in Canada: The girl … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on travel between Canada and other countries, December 2016. Residents of overseas countries (countries other than the United States) made 551,000 trips to Canada in December, up 1.4 per cent from November. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on cancer incidence in Canada, 2014. In 2014, more than 137,000 new … Read more
Statistics Canada announced Canada’s international transactions in securities for December 2016. Foreign investment in Canadian securities reached $10.2-billion in December, largely through acquisitions of shares. At the same time, Canadian investors increased their holdings of foreign securities by $6.7-billion, led by purchases of non-U.S. foreign shares. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance, December 2016. In December, 568,800 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down slightly (-3,200 or -0.6 per cent) from the previous month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2015. According to self-reported data from the 2014 General Social … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2016. Manufacturing sales increased for the second consecutive month, up 2.3 per cent to $53.5 billion in December, following a revised increase of 2.3 per cent in November. The growth was mainly the result of higher sales of transportation equipment, as well as petroleum and coal products. The … Read more
