Statistics Canada issued data on investment in non-residential building construction, fourth quarter 2016. Investment in non-residential building construction totalled $12.3 billion in the fourth quarter, down 0.7 per cent from the previous quarter. This was the seventh decrease in eight quarters. Nationally, the decline reflected lower spending on commercial and industrial building construction. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data for energy supply and demand, 2015. Primary energy production in Canada decreased 0.2 per cent in 2015 to 18,689 petajoules. This followed a 4.1 per cent increase in 2014. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its Canadian Megatrends: The evolution of Canadian tourism, 1946 to 2015. As Canada invites the … Read more
Statistics Canada published the New Lending Services Price Index, third quarter 2016. The New Lending Services Price Index increased 3.3 per cent in the third quarter, following a 1.0 per cent decrease in the previous quarter. Decreases in the interest rate spread for individual loans were offset by increases in the interest rate spread for … Read more
Statistics Canada released the New Housing Price Index, November 2016. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.2 per cent in November compared with the previous month. The advance was largely driven by price increases for new housing in Ontario. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Canadian Health Measures Survey: Spirometry … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on asphalt roofing, November 2016. Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 1.6 million metric bundles in November, down 35.7 per cent from the previous month. In comparison to November 2015, shipments were 20.6 per cent higher. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada publisehd its Government Finance Statistics, third quarter 2016. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, November 2016. Municipalities issued $7.8 billion worth of building permits in November, down 0.1 per cent from the previous month. The decline was largely the result of lower construction intentions in Alberta, following a spike the previous month due to impending changes to the Alberta Building Code. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on farm product prices, November 2016. Prices received by farmers in November for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, potatoes, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, November 2016. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.3 per cent in November. Higher prices for motorized and recreational vehicles and primary non-ferrous metal products were largely moderated by lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index decreased 2.0 per cent, mainly … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the production and disposition of tobacco products, November 2016. Canadian manufacturers produced 2.2 billion cigarettes in November, up 16.0 per cent from October. Cigarette production increased 25.6 per cent from November 2015. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published payroll employment, earnings and hours, October 2016. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $954 in October, little changed from the previous month (-0.1 per cent) and unchanged compared with 12 months earlier (0.0 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released railway carloadings, October 2016. The volume of rail … Read more
