Statistics Canada released figures on crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition, August 2015. Canada produced 20.2 million cubic metres of crude oil and equivalent products in August, up 10.6 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Data tables, 2012. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada announced the Labour Force Survey for October 2015. After four months of little change, employment increased by 44,000 (+0.2 per cent) in October, bringing the number of people employed in Canada to over 18 million for the first time. The unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 7.0 per cent. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on farm product prices, September 2015. Prices received by farmers in September for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade, September 2015. Canada’s imports declined 1.3 per cent in September while exports increased 0.7 per cent. Consequently, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.7 billion in August to $1.7 billion in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on export and import … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on high-income trends among Canadian taxfilers, 1982 to 2013. Canada’s top 1 per cent of taxfilers saw their share of the country’s total income remain the same in 2013, while their average total income grew 1.2 per cent, the same rate as all taxfilers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on energy consumption by the manufacturing sector, 2014. The manufacturing sector consumed 2,177 petajoules as part of the production process in 2014, up 1.7 per cent from 2013. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s population estimates: Census families, July 1, 2015. Estimates of the number of census families as … Read more
Statistics Canada announced gross domestic product by industry for August 2015. Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1 per cent in August, following increases of 0.4 per cent in June and 0.3 per cent in July. The growth in August was mainly a result of gains in manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction … Read more
Statistics Canada released industrial product and raw materials price indexes for September 2015. The Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.3 per cent in September, mainly as a result of lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 3.0 per cent in September, led by higher prices for crude energy products. … Read more
Statistics Canada released a survey of Emergency Preparedness and Resilience in Canada for 2014. Almost three-quarters of Canadians say they are confident about their ability to manage in an emergency. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on natural gas transportation and distribution for August 2015. Natural gas utilities received 11.9 billion … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Recent changes in demographic trends in Canada. The population profile of the provinces and territories could become increasingly different in the decades ahead, because of changing demographic trends. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on electric power statistics, August 2015. Canada’s available electricity totalled 41.0 million megawatt hours (MWh) in … Read more
