Statistics Canada released Consumer Price Index for June 2014. Consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent in the 12 months to June, following a 2.3 per cent increase in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.3 per cent in June, after rising 0.2 per cent in May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada’s international transactions in securities for May 2014. Foreign investors acquired $21.4 billion of Canadian securities in May, mainly government bonds. Canadian investors added $2.0 billion of foreign securities to their holdings in the month, largely non-US instruments. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-2057. Statistics Canada released figures on investment in non-residential building construction, … Read more
Statistics Canada its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for May 2014. Manufacturing sales rose 1.6 per cent to $51.6 billion in May, the fourth increase in five months. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9832. Statistics Canada released a study: The ups and downs of minimum wage, 1975 to 2013. In 2013, the average minimum wage in Canada was $10.14 per hour. The 1975 minimum wage translated … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Labour Force Survey, June 2014. Employment was little changed in June and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 7.1 per cent as more people were searching for work. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits, May 2014. Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8 per cent from April. This followed a 2.2 per cent rise in the previous month. The increase in May resulted primarily from higher construction intentions for commercial buildings in Ontario and Manitoba, as well as multi-family dwellings in British Columbia. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade for May 2014. Canada’s merchandise exports advanced 3.5 per cent and imports grew 1.6 per cent in May. As a result, Canada’s trade deficit with the world narrowed from $961 million in April to $152 million in May. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-0325.
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product by industry for April 2014. Real gross domestic product grew 0.1 per cent in April, the same pace as in March. The output of service industries increased 0.3 per cent, while the output of goods-producing industries declined 0.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9277.
Statistics Canada released its industrial product and raw materials price indexes for May 2014. The Industrial Product Price Index was down 0.5 per cent in May, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 0.4 per cent, mostly as a result of lower prices for animals and animal products. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on payroll employment, earnings and hours for April 2014. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $932 in April, up 0.5 per cent from the previous month. Compared with 12 months earlier, weekly earnings rose 3.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-6014. Statistics Canada released figures on police-reported hate crimes, 2012. In 2012, … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index for May 2014. Consumer prices rose 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to May, following a two per cent increase in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in May, after rising 0.3 per cent in April. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released its figures for … Read more
