Statistics Canada released figures on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, April 2016. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.5 per cent in April. The decrease was led by lower prices for motorized and recreational vehicles, while higher prices for energy and petroleum products helped moderate the fall. The Raw Materials Price Index increased 0.7 per … Read more
Statistics Canada released poultry and egg statistics, March 2016 and annual 2015. Egg production in March increased 6.5 per cent from the same month a year earlier to 61.0 million dozen. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued computer and peripherals price indexes, April 2016. In April, prices for commercial computers increased 0.1 … Read more
Statistics Canada announced payroll employment, earnings and hours for March 2016. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $960 in March, up 0.5 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings increased 0.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued quarterly financial statistics for … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on farm income, 2015. Realized net farm income rose 9.2 per cent from 2014 to $8.1 billion in 2015, following a 19.1 per cent rise the previous year. The gain in 2015 was the fifth in six years. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on farm cash receipts, first quarter 2016. Farm … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Envirostats: Waste in Canada, 2002 to 2013. Canadian households produced 14.3 million tonnes of waste in 2012, up 27 per cent from 2002. The share of diverted waste rose from 25 per cent to 33 per cent over the same period, as larger amounts of electronic waste were diverted. The full posting … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the Consumer Price Index for April 2016. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.7 per cent in the 12 months to April, after increasing 1.3 per cent in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in April, matching the gain in March. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade, March 2016. Wholesale sales declined for a second consecutive month in March, down 1.0 per cent to $54.6 billion. Lower sales were recorded in five of seven subsectors, led by the motor vehicle and parts subsector and the miscellaneous subsector. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada announced Canada’s international transactions in securities, March 2016. Foreign investment in Canadian securities strengthened for a third straight month to reach $17.2 billion in March. Meanwhile, Canadian investment in foreign securities amounted to $2.3 billion and was led by US corporate instruments. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a study … Read more
Statistics Canda released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2016. Manufacturing sales fell 0.9 per cent to $50.0 billion in March, a second consecutive monthly decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on exports of grains by final destination, March 2016. The full data is available online. Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Large … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, February 2016. Canadian refineries received 7.6 million cubic metres of crude oil in February, down 5.7 per cent from February 2015. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on recent developments in the Canadian economy, spring 2016. The article, “Recent Developments in the … Read more
