Press Release Department: Federal - Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international investment position, fourth quarter 2014. Canada’s net international asset position advanced $129.0 billion in the fourth quarter to reach $145.8 billion. The growth in the net asset position mainly reflected revaluations resulting from higher foreign equity prices on international assets and lower Canadian equity prices on international liabilities. The full release is … Read more

Statistics Canada released its Households and the Environment Survey, 2013. How Canadians keep their homes warm in winter depends on which part of the country they call home. Data from the 2013 Households and the Environment Survey reveal that those from Ontario and in the West mostly opt for forced air furnaces burning natural gas. In Quebec and in … Read more

Statistics Canada issued its figures on Canadian international merchandise trade, January 2015. Canada’s exports declined 2.8 per cent in January while imports were largely unchanged from December. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened from $1.2 billion in December to $2.5 billion in January, the largest since the record $2.9 billion deficit in July 2012. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian economic accounts, fourth quarter 2014 and December 2014. Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, following a 0.8 per cenr gain in the third quarter. On a monthly basis, real GDP increased 0.3 per cent in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on Industrial product and … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s balance of international payments, fourth quarter 2014. Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) expanded by $4.3 billion in the fourth quarter to reach $13.9 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), increased foreign currency deposits held in Canada by non-residents was the largest contributor to the inflow of … Read more

Statistics Canada issued its Consumer Price Index for January 2015, finding that consumer prices rose 1.0 per cent in the 12 months to January, following a 1.5 per cent increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index declined 0.2 per cent in January, matching the decrease in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures … Read more

Statistics Canada released a Study: Senior care: Differences by type of housing, 2012. In 2012, 5.4 million Canadians provided care to a senior family member or friend. This care was most often provided to a senior living in their own private residence, though the intensity of care was highest for caregivers who lived with their care recipient. The … Read more

Statistics Canada released figures on quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2014. Canadian corporations earned $89.4 billion in operating profits in the fourth quarter, down 2.8 per cent from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Call 613-864-8550.

Statistics Canada released figures on retail trade for December 2014. Retail sales fell 2.0 per cent to $42.1 billion in December. This was the largest decline since April 2010. The full release is available online.

Statistics Canada released its Employment Insurance figures for December 2014. The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits totalled 495,300 in December, little changed (+0.7 per cent) from the previous month. Compared with December 2013, the number of beneficiaries decreased by 24,500 or 4.7 per cent. The full release is available online.