Statistics Canada released their Consumer Price Index, August 2016. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.1 per cent in the 12 months to August, after increasing 1.3 per cent in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index decreased 0.1 per cent in August, after posting no change in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, July 2016. Wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent to $56.5 billion in July, a fourth consecutive monthly gain. Increases were recorded in five of seven subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published their Health Report: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of Canadian children aged three to five. Almost three-quarters of three- and … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on model-based principal field crop estimates, August 31, 2016. The production of spring wheat and barley at the national level is estimated to be higher in 2016 than in 2015, while that of soybeans and canola is expected to be relatively unchanged. Production of oats and corn for grain is expected to … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, July 2016. Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1 per cent in July to $50.7 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, July 2016. Foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed for a fourth straight month to $5.2 billion in … Read more
Statistics Canada released their national balance sheet and financial flow accounts for the second quarter of 2016. National wealth, the total value of non-financial assets in the Canadian economy, rose $110.3 billion to $9,443 billion at the end of the second quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on employer pension plans (trusteed … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international investment position in the second quarter for 2016. Canada’s net foreign asset position decreased by $106.8 billion in the second quarter to $149.0 billion. This was the second consecutive quarter of significant decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published their study: overqualification, skills and job satisfaction, 2012. In … Read more
Statistics Canada released estimates of multifactor productivity growth in the provinces, 2014. Labour productivity in the Canadian business sector grew faster in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada from 2009 to 2014. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published their Labour Force Survey, August 2016. Following a decline in July, employment edged up in August (+26,000 or +0.1 per cent). The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.0 per cent, as more people participated in the labour market. The full release is available online. Statisitics Canada issued data on crude oil … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Tuition fees for degree programs, 2016/2017. Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs paid, on average, $6,373 in tuition fees for the 2016/2017 academic year, 2.8 per cent higher than the 2015/2016 average ($6,201). This increase was smaller than the 3.2 per cent rise in tuition fees recorded in 2015/2016. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued figures on Farm product prices, July 2016. Prices received by farmers in July 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 figures on Sawmills, June 2016. Lumber production by sawmills increased 2.3 per cent from May to 5 896.7 … Read more
