Statistics Canada issued figures on railway carloadings for May 2015. The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 30.0 million tonnes in May, down 7.2 per cent from the same month last year. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released quarterly civil aviation statistics for the third quarter of 2014. Canadian Level I … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, June 2015.The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.5% in June, mainly because of higher prices for energy and petroleum products and motorized and recreational vehicles. The Raw Materials Price Index was unchanged in June, as lower prices for metal ores, concentrates and scrap were … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012. Data from the 2012 Canadian Survey on Disability revealed that 2.3 per cent (628,200) of Canadians aged 15 years and older reported having a memory disability that limited their daily activity. The most commonly reported underlying memory conditions were Alzheimer’s, dementia and amnesia. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada published a study on “How much thicker is the Canada–US border? The cost of crossing the border by truck in the pre- and post 9/11 eras, 1994 to 2009.” This study is based on the first data produced to estimate the costs associated with trucking goods across the border before and after Sept. 11, 2001. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on retail trade, May 2015. Retail sales rose 1.0 per cent to $43.0 billion in May. After steep declines in December and January, retail sales increased for the third time in four months to reach a new high. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Employment Insurance, May 2015. There were … Read more
Statistics Canada released police-reported crime statistics, 2014. The police-reported Crime Severity Index, which measures the volume and severity of crime, declined 3 per cent in 2014 compared with 2013. This was the 11th consecutive decrease in the index. The traditional police-reported crime rate also declined 3 per cent from 2013 to 2014. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on investment in new housing construction, May 2015. Spending on new housing construction totalled $3.9 billion in May, up 2.0 per cent from the same month a year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in April 2015. Businesses reported 243,000 job vacancies … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for May 2015. Wholesale sales decreased 1.0 per cent to $54.5 billion in May, following two consecutive increases. Lower sales in four subsectors, which together represented 65 per cent of wholesale sales, accounted for the decline. Excluding the motor vehicle and parts subsector, wholesale sales declined 0.6 per cent. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Consumer Price Index, June 2015. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.0% in the 12 months to June, after increasing 0.9 per cent in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 per cent in June, matching the increase in May. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada released its monthly survey of manufacturing, May 2015. Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1 per cent in May, while constant dollar sales fell 0.5 per cent, indicating a lower volume of goods sold. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian Health Measures Survey: Laboratory environmental data, 2012 and 2013. In 2012 and 2013, … Read more
