Statistics Canada published a study: Canadians’ perceptions of neighbourhood disorder, 2014. Approximately 6.6 million Canadians 15 years of age and over, or about one in four (23 per cent), perceived some kind of disorder in their neighbourhood, according to results from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization. However, fewer than 1 in 10 … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2015. Real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 0.6 per cent increase in the third quarter. Lower final domestic demand and exports both contributed to the slower growth. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2015. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) edged up $0.1 billion in the fourth quarter to $15.4 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), transactions in the other investment category, mainly in the form of currency and deposits, led the … Read more
Statistics Canada issued electric power statistics for December 2015. Canada’s demand for electricity totalled 49.5 million megawatt hours (MWh) in December, down 6.8 per cent from the same month in 2014. Unseasonably warm weather in most of the country contributed to the decline in demand. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published figures … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises for the fourth quarter of 2015. Canadian corporations earned $77.4 billion in operating profits in the fourth quarter, down 3.1 per cent from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced payroll employment, earnings and hours for December 2015. The average weekly … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study on the association between skills and low income, 2012. Lower levels of literacy are associated with a higher likelihood of low income, even after accounting for other factors that are known to increase the incidence of low income. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on machinery and equipment Price … Read more
Statistics Canada released a Study: Women in Canada: First Nations, Métis and Inuit women. Aboriginal women with higher levels of education had slightly higher employment rates than non-Aboriginal women in 2011. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on large urban transit, December 2015. In December, total operating revenue (excluding subsidies) for 10 of Canada’s largest … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on reasons for not voting in the federal election, October 19, 2015. A higher proportion of Canadians reported that they had voted in the 2015 federal election (77 per cent) compared with 2011 (70 per cent), with the largest increase among younger voters. Among people aged 18 to 24, the voter turnout rate … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index for January 2016. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.0 per cent in the 12 months to January, after increasing 1.6 per cent in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in January, following a 0.1 per cent increase in December. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for December 2015. Wholesale sales rose 2.0 per cent to $57.2 billion in December. Gains were recorded in four of seven subsectors, led by the motor vehicle and parts subsector. Excluding this subsector, wholesale sales edged up 0.1 per cent. In volume terms, wholesale sales increased 1.8 per … Read more
