Statistics Canada released its figures for payroll employment, earnings and hours for March 2014. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $933 in March, up 0.7 per cent from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, weekly earnings increased 3.1 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released its figures on Canada’s balance of … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on police-reported sexual offences against children and youth in Canada, 2012. There were about 14,000 children and youth (under the age of 18) who were victims of a police-reported sexual offence in Canada in 2012. This represented a rate of 205 for every 100,000 children and youth. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636. Statistics Canada released figures … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2014. Canadian corporations earned $88.6 billion in operating profits in the first quarter, up 7.4 per cent from the previous quarter. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-2658.
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index for April 2014. Consumer prices rose two per cent in the 12 months to April, following a 1.5 per cent increase in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in April, after rising 0.3 per cent in March. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released figures on retail trade for March 2014. Following gains in January and February, retail sales edged down 0.1 per cent in March to $41.1 billion. Sales were lower at motor vehicle and parts dealers and clothing and clothing accessories stores. However, these declines were largely offset by gains at gasoline stations and food and beverage stores. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for March 2014. Wholesale sales decreased 0.4 per cent to $50.5 billion in March. Lower sales were recorded in three of the seven subsectors, which together accounted for 51 per cent of wholesale sales. The motor vehicle and parts subsector recorded the largest decline in March. Excluding this subsector, sales edged up 0.1 … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures for Canada’s international transactions in securities for March 2014. Canadian investors acquired $7.9 billion of foreign securities in March, the largest such outflow of funds since November 2012. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $1.2 billion, the first monthly divestment this year. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for March 2014. Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.4 per cent to $50.9 billion in March, the sixth advance in seven months. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for April 2014. Employment decreased by 29,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 per cent as the number of people participating in the labour market edged down. There has been little overall employment growth in Canada since August 2013. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for March 2014. Contractors took out $6.0 billion worth of building permits in March, down 3.0 per cent from February. The March decline followed an 11.3 per cent decrease the previous month. Lower construction intentions in the non-residential sector in six provinces, led by Ontario, more than offset a gain in the residential … Read more
