Statistics Canada released figures on industrial capacity utilization rates, second quarter 2014. Canadian industries operated at 82.7 per cent of their production capacity in the second quarter, up 0.6 percentage points from the first quarter. Manufacturing industries as a whole were the main source of this increase. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636. Statistics Canada released the … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study: Canadians with unmet home care needs, 2012. In 2012, 792,000 Canadians 15 years of age and older reported that their needs for care in the home for a long-term illness, aging or disability condition were only partly met or not met at all. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for July 2014. Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $9.2 billion dollars in July, up 11.8 per cent from June and the fourth consecutive monthly advance. The increase in July was mainly attributable to higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in Ontario and British Columbia as well as institutional buildings in Manitoba. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s Labour Force Survey for August 2014. Employment was little changed in August and the unemployment rate remained at 7.0 per cent. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2014. Canada’s merchandise exports increased 1.4 per cent in July, while imports edged down 0.3 per cent. As a result, Canada’s trade surplus with the world widened from $1.8 billion in June to $2.6 billion in July. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian economic accounts, second quarter 2014 and June 2014. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8 per cent in the second quarter, following a 0.2 per cent increase in the first quarter. This was the largest quarterly gain since the third quarter of 2011. On a monthly basis, real GDP by industry increased 0.3 per cent in June. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on payroll employment, earnings and hours, June 2014. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $940 in June, up 0.6 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, weekly earnings increased 3.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3551. Statistics Canada released figures Canada’s balance of international payments, second quarter 2014. Canada’s current account … Read more
Statistics Canada released quarterly financial statistics for enterprises for the second quarter 2014. Canadian corporations earned $87.8 billion in operating profits in the second quarter, up 2.6 per cent from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. 613-951-2658.
Statistics Canada released figures on Consumer Price Index for July 2014. Consumer prices rose 2.1 per cent in the 12 months to July, following a 2.4 per cent increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index decreased 0.1 per cent in July, after rising 0.3 per cent in June. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636. Statistics Canada released figures … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Employment Insurance for June 2014. Following a decline in May, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits was little changed in June at 501,900. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4750. Statistics Canada released figures on production of principal field crops for July 2014. Canadian farmers expect production to return to more … Read more
