Statistics Canada announced figures on Canadian international merchandise trade for July 2016. Canada’s exports increased 3.4 per cent to $42.7 billion in July. Imports edged down 0.1 per cent to $45.2 billion. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from a record $4.0 billion in June to $2.5 billion in July. … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index, second quarter 2016. The Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index declined by 1.1 per cent in the second quarter, following a 2.3 per cent drop in the first quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the quarterly capital spending: Oil … Read more
Statistics Canada announced gross domestic product, income and expenditure, for the second quarter of 2016. Real gross domestic product decreased 0.4 per cent in the second quarter, after increasing 0.6 per cent in the first quarter. This was the largest decline in quarterly GDP since the second quarter of 2009. The full release is available … Read more
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2016. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.2 per cent in July. Higher prices for primary non-ferrous metal products were largely moderated by a decline in prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index decreased 2.7 per cent, as a result of lower prices for … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Farm Product Price Index, June 2016. The Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) edged down 0.3 per cent in June compared with the same month a year earlier, as falling cattle prices were moderated by an increase in hog and crop prices. The index has declined year over year for five consecutive months, following an … Read more
Statistics Canada announced computer and peripherals price indexes for July 2016. In July, prices for commercial computers decreased 0.6 per cent from June, while prices for computers sold to consumers increased 0.5 per cent. In the case of computer peripherals, monitor prices rose 0.4 per cent, and printer prices declined 0.1 per cent. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada announced payroll employment, earnings and hours for June 2016. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $958 in June, up 0.4 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings increased 0.5 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released quarterly financial statistics for … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Large urban transit, June 2016: Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for 10 of Canada’s largest urban transit systems rose 0.5 per cent year over year in June to $302.7 million. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on oilseed crushing statistics, July 2016. Oilseed processors crushed 790 590 tonnes of canola in July. Oil … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Production of principal field crops, July 2016: Canadian farmers expect production of wheat, barley and lentils to increase in 2016, while canola, soybean, corn for grain and oats are anticipated to decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, June 2016. Natural gas transmission pipelines received 502.3 million gigajoules of … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Wholesale trade, June 2016. Wholesale sales increased for a third consecutive month in June, up 0.7 per cent to $56.4 billion. Four of the seven subsectors, representing 68 per cent of wholesale sales, recorded gains. The full posting is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2014. In … Read more
