Statistics Canada published its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for February 2016. Manufacturing sales decreased 3.3 per cent to $51.2 billion in February, following three months of consecutive gains. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on investment in non-residential building construction, first quarter 2016. Investment in non-residential building construction declined for the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the New Housing Price Index for February 2016. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.1 per cent increase in January. The advance was led by higher new home prices in Ontario and British Columbia. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released aircraft … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Living arrangements of Aboriginal children aged 14 and under, 2011. While Aboriginal children represented 7 per cent of all children in Canada in 2011, they accounted for almost half (48 per cent) of all foster children in the country. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Canadians’ experiences with … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Social determinants of health for the off-reserve First Nations population aged 15 years and older, 2012. In 2012, off-reserve First Nations people aged 15 years and older were more likely to report poor health outcomes compared with the total Canadian population. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures … Read more
Statistics Canada released a Study: The impact of annual wages on interprovincial mobility, interprovincial employment and job vacancies, 2001 to 2008. The relatively stronger wage growth observed in Alberta during the 2000s led a significant number of young men to move to that province, thereby filling some of the job vacancies observed during that period. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for March 2016. After three months of little change, employment increased by 41,000 (+0.2 per cent) in March, lowering the unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points to 7.1 per cent. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits for February 2016. Municipalities issued building permits worth $7.4 billion in February, up 15.5 per cent from January. This growth followed a 9.5 per cent decline the previous month and was largely the result of higher construction intentions for commercial buildings in Alberta, single-family dwellings in Ontario and … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade: Annual review, 2015. The value of imports increased 4.5 per cent in 2015, while that of exports declined 0.8 per cent. As a result, Canada’s annual merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $4.8 billion in 2014 to a deficit of $23.1 billion in … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade, February 2016. Canada’s exports fell 5.4 per cent to $43.7 billion in February, after reaching a record high in January. Imports declined 2.6 per cent to $45.6 billion. Consequently, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $628 million in January to $1.9 billion in February. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Sawmills, January 2016. Lumber production by sawmills increased 4.2 per cent from December to 5 526.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Compared with January 2015, lumber production rose 14.0 per cent. The full release is available online.
