Statistics Canada released its industrial product and raw materials price indexes for September 2014. The Industrial Product Price Index decreased 0.4 per cent in September, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 1.8 per cent, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Employment Insurance for August 2014. Following a decrease in July, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in August was essentially unchanged, at 498,100. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of beneficiaries fell by 18,800 or 3.6 per cent. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released its figures for retail trade for August 2014. Retail sales declined 0.3 per cent in August to $42.4 billion. This second consecutive monthly decrease follows gains in the six previous months. Sales were down in 7 of 11 subsectors, representing 76 per cent of retail trade. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for August 2014. Wholesale sales edged up 0.2 per cent to $53.1 billion in August. Gains in three subsectors, in particular the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector, more than offset declines elsewhere. Excluding the motor vehicle and parts subsector, which recorded the largest decline, wholesale sales rose 1.0 per cent. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index, September 2014. Consumer prices rose 2.0 per cent in the 12 months to September, following a 2.1 per cent increase in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in September, after rising 0.1 per cent in August. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636. Statistics Canada released figures on investment … Read more
Statistics Canada released a Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for August 2014. Canadian manufacturing sales fell 3.3 per cent in August to $52.1 billion, the first decline in 2014. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international transactions in securities, August 2014. Foreign investment in Canadian securities was $10.3 billion in August and included both debt and equity … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for September 2014. Employment increased by 74,000 in September, nearly all in full-time work. This pushed the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 6.8 per cent, the lowest since December 2008. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released a study entitled, “Cross-border shopping, 2006 to 2012.” Cross-border shopping by Canadians in the United States rose between 2006 and 2012, but even with those increases, purchases from the United States were between 1 per cent and 2 per cent of total Canadian retail sales. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for August 2014. The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities fell 27.3 per cent to $6.7 billion in August, following three months of double-digit increases. The August decline was mainly the result of lower construction intentions for non-residential buildings in Quebec and residential buildings in Ontario. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade for August 2014. Canada’s merchandise imports rose 3.9 per cent in August, while exports decreased 2.5 per cent. As a result, Canada’s trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $2.2 billion in July to a deficit of $610 million in August. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada … Read more
