Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance, October 2016. In October, 575,200 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, little changed (+2,700 or +0.5 per cent) from the previous month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade, October 2016. Wholesale sales increased 1.1 per cent to $56.6 billion in October, offsetting most … Read more
Statistics Canada released its study: Cyberbullying and cyberstalking among Internet users aged 15 to 29 in Canada. Nearly one in five Internet users aged 15 to 29 reported they had been cyberbullied or cyberstalked. Some population groups were more at risk than others to experience these forms of online victimization. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada announced Canada’s international transactions in securities, October 2016. Foreign acquisitions of Canadian securities amounted to $15.8-billion in October, mainly Canadian corporate debt securities. At the same time, Canadian investors added $2.1-billion of foreign securities to their holdings, led by acquisitions of U.S. corporate instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the Households and … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, October 2016. Manufacturing sales declined 0.8 per cent to $51.0 billion in October, following two consecutive monthly gains. The largest decreases were in the primary metal, petroleum and coal product, and machinery industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published Education indicators in Canada: An … Read more
Statistics Canada released the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, third quarter 2016. National wealth, the total value of non-financial assets in the Canadian economy, rose 1.4 per cent to $9,730 billion at the end of the third quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on impaired driving in Canada, … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international investment position, third quarter 2016. Canada’s net foreign asset position increased by $31.5 billion in the third quarter to $115.3 billion, following two quarters of decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), second quarter 2016. The market value … Read more
Statistics Canada released highlights of food service and drinking places, 2015. The total sales of the food services and drinking places subsector rose 5.2 per cent from 2014 to over $61.1 billion in 2015. These sales mainly came from the receipts for food and beverages in each of the component industries, and reflected both higher … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, September 2016. Canada produced 19.2 million cubic metres (121.0 million barrels) of crude oil and equivalent products in September, up 11.6 per cent compared with the same month in 2015. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Canadian Health … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, October 2016. Municipalities issued $7.6-billion worth of building permits in October, up 8.7 per cent from September. Higher construction intentions for commercial structures and residential dwellings in Alberta were responsible for much of the gain. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on industrial capacity utilization rates, … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on activities of foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada, 2014. Operating revenues earned by foreign majority-owned affiliates in Canada increased by 19 per cent from 2010 to $1.1 trillion in 2014. This growth was led by foreign-owned firms in the services sector, as their revenues increased by more than those in the … Read more
