Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities for December 2015. Canadian investors acquired $17.4 billion of foreign securities in December, a second consecutive month of strong investment abroad. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $1.4 billion, led by federal government debt securities. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2015. Manufacturing sales increased 1.2 per cent to $51.6 billion in December, their second consecutive advance. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Retail Services Price Index, third quarter 2015. The Retail Services Price Index (RSPI) increased 1.7 per cent in the third quarter, marking an … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on the use of media to follow news and current affairs, 2003 to 2013. From 2003 to 2013, the proportion of Canadians who said they followed the news and current affairs every day fell from 68 per cent to 60 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on supply … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Survey of Household Spending, 2014. Canadian households spent an average of $59,057 on goods and services in 2014. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its Survey of Advanced Technology: Use of geomatics and geospatial technologies, 2014. Nearly 1 in 10 enterprises in industries covered by the 2014 Survey … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, third quarter 2015. There were 401,000 job vacancies in Canada in the third quarter and the job vacancy rate was 2.6 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the New Housing Price Index for December 2015. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s population estimates: Subprovincial areas, July 1, 2015. On July 1, 2015, 7 in 10 Canadians, or 25,164,100 people, were living in a census metropolitan area. The full posting is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Births, 2012. In 2012, there were 381,869 live births in Canada, of which 51.4 per cent were male and 48.6 … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, November 2015. Canada produced 19.2 million cubic metres of crude oil and equivalent products in November, up 3.6 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on non-residential Building Construction Price Index, fourth quarter 2015. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Building permits, December 2015. The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 11.3 per cent to $6.9 billion in December, following a 19.9 per cent decline the previous month. Higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta explained the advance. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for January 2016. Employment was virtually unchanged in January (-5,700 or 0.0 per cent) and the unemployment rate edged up to 7.2 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on Canadian international merchandise trade for December 2015. Canada’s exports increased 3.9 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on foreign control in the Canadian economy for 2013. In 2013, the value of assets, revenues and profits in the Canadian economy increased from 2012. The foreign-controlled shares of all three financial variables were down slightly from the previous year. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada announced stocks of … Read more
