Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, November 2015. Manufacturing sales increased 1.0 per cent to $50.8 billion in November, led by higher motor vehicle sales in Ontario. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Wholesale trade, November 2015. Wholesale sales rose for the first time in five months, up 1.8 per cent to … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international transactions in securities, November 2015. Canadian investors acquired a record $16.5 billion of foreign securities in November, mainly US securities. Meanwhile, foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $2.6 billion, largely on lower acquisitions of Canadian bonds. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released a Study: Lifetime suicidal thoughts … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on investment in non-residential building construction, fourth quarter 2015. Investment in non-residential building construction reached $12.6 billion in the fourth quarter, down 1.7 per cent from the previous quarter. The decline largely reflected a downward trend in spending on the construction of commercial buildings and, to a lesser extent, on the construction … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the New Lending Services Price Index for the third quarter of 2015. The New Lending Services Price Index increased by 3.4 per cent in the third quarter, following a 4.7 per cent decline the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the total income of farm families in … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the New Housing Price Index for November 2015. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.2 per cent in November, following a 0.3 per cent increase in October. The gain in November was largely attributable to higher prices in the combined region of Toronto and Oshawa as well as the census metropolitan … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, October 2015. Canada produced 18.6 million cubic metres of crude oil and equivalent products in October, down 3.0 per cent from the same month the year before. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on cement, November 2015. Cement manufacturers produced 1.11 … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Research and development personnel, 2013. There were 226,620 full-time equivalent personnel working in research and development (R&D) in Canada in 2013, down 2.0 per cent from 2012. The overall decrease in R&D personnel was largely attributable to the business enterprise sector. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada announced that quarterly data for Government Finance Statistics, a system that presents fiscal statistics using the international standard GFS developed by the International Monetary Fund, are now available. This standard allows consistent aggregation and analysis across countries. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published its Labour Force Survey for December 2015. Employment edged up 23,000 (+0.1 per cent) in December and the unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on building permits for November 2015. The value of building permits issued by … Read more
Statistics Canada published national tourism indicators for the third quarter of 2015. Tourism spending in Canada rose 1.1 per cent in the third quarter, after increasing 0.7 per cent in the previous quarter. This was the 10th consecutive quarterly gain in tourism spending and the largest increase since the second quarter of 2014. The full … Read more
