Statistics Canada released figures on payroll employment, earnings and hours for November 2014. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $941 in November, little changed from $940 the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, weekly earnings increased by 2.2 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-263-1136.
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey: Year end review for 2014. Employment gains in 2014 amounted to 121,000 or 0.7 per cent, with the bulk of the growth in September and October. In the 12 months to December, the unemployment rate declined 0.5 percentage points to 6.7 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index for December 2014, showing that consumer prices rose 1.5 per cent in the 12 months to December, following a two per cent increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index declined 0.1 per cent in December, after falling 0.2 per cent in November. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures for Employment Insurance for November 2014. The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in November totalled 490,500, little changed (-0.3 per cent) from the previous month. Compared with November 2013, the number of beneficiaries decreased by 28,800 or 5.5 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released a Survey of Household Spending … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures for wholesale trade for November 2014. Wholesale sales declined 0.3 per cent to $54.0 billion in November, following two consecutive monthly gains. Decreases were recorded in three of seven subsectors, led by the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector, and were partially offset by higher sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for November 2014. Manufacturing sales declined 1.4 per cent in November, reflecting lower sales of motor vehicles and chemicals. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for Dec. 2014, showing employment for that month was virtually unchanged (-4,300), as gains in full-time work were offset by losses in part time. The unemployment rate remained at 6.6 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for November 2014. Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.6 billion … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on national tourism indicators for the third quarter of 2014. Tourism spending in Canada rose 1.3 per cent in the third quarter, the sixth consecutive increase and the largest gain since the first quarter of 2010. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international merchandise trade from November 2014, showing that exports declined 3.5 per cent and imports were down 2.7 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $327 million in October to $644 million in November. The full statement is available online. Call 1-800-263-1136.
Statistics Canada released figures on the industrial product and raw materials price indexes for November 2014. The Industrial Product Price Index decreased 0.4 per cent in November, due to lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 5.8 per cent in November, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The full statement is available online.
