Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, July 2025. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits increased by 6,600 (+1.2 per cent) to 552,000 in July, continuing the upward trend that began at the start of 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on health services in a patient’s own official language: … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, July 2025. Foreign investors acquired $26.7 billion of Canadian securities in July, led by purchases of federal government debt instruments and equity securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investors added $17.4 billion of foreign securities to their portfolio, including a record investment in foreign bonds. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, August 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9 per cent year over year in August, up from a 1.7 per cent increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2 per cent in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, July 2025. Manufacturing sales increased 2.5 per cent in July, driven primarily by higher sales in the transportation equipment, petroleum and coal product, and primary metal subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, July 2025. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, July 2025. In July, the total value of building permits issued in Canada edged down $10.8 million (-0.1 per cent) to $11.9 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on industrial capacity utilization rates, second quarter 2025. Canadian industries operated at 79.3 per cent of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, second quarter 2025. Canadian households were wealthier in the second quarter of 2025, as their net worth—the value of all assets minus all liabilities—increased by over a quarter of a trillion dollars (+$257.7 billion; +1.5 per cent) to reach $17,877.1 billion, the seventh consecutive … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international investment position, second quarter 2025. Canada’s net foreign asset position—the difference between Canada’s international financial assets and international liabilities—increased by $42.8 billion to $1,855.7 billion at the end of the second quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on “Proud to be Canadian”: Pride and sense of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on stocks of principal field crops, July 31, 2025. Total stocks of wheat, canola and oats were down, while stocks of barley, dry peas and lentils increased, as of July 31, compared with the same date one year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Electric Power Selling Price Index, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on new motor vehicle registrations, second quarter 2025. Canadians registered 541,566 new motor vehicles in the second quarter, up 5.9 per cent from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 26.9 per cent from the first quarter of 2025. Despite concerns over automobile tariffs, the second quarter of 2025 marked … Read more
Statistics Canada published data from its Labour Force Survey, August 2025. Employment declined by 66,000 (-0.3 per cent) in August, largely the result of a decline in part-time work, and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.5 per cent per cent. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 7.1 per cent. The full release … Read more
