Statistics Canada issued data on police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2024. The police-reported Crime Severity Index (CSI) decreased four per cent in 2024, following three consecutive years of increases. This marked the second annual decrease in a decade, with the other decline coinciding with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In 2024, the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, June 2025. In June, the Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.4 per cent month over month in and increased 1.7 per cent year over year. Meanwhile, the Raw Materials Price Index increased 2.7 per cent month over month in and grew 1.1 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, May 2025. The total value of investment in building construction decreased by $491.4 million to $21.8 billion in May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the average after-tax income of Canadian families edges down in 2023. The average after-tax income of census families and persons not … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, May 2025. Canadian investors acquired $13.4 billion of foreign securities in May, led by purchases of US shares. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $2.8 billion, marking a fourth consecutive monthly divestment. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Accounting … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, first quarter 2025. The income gap reached a record high in the first quarter; the highest income households gained from investments, while the lowest income households’ wages declined. Lower borrowing costs and easing inflationary pressures … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, June 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9 per cent year over year in June, up from a 1.7 per cent increase in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2 per cent in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade, May 2025. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) edged up 0.1 per cent to $84.2 billion in May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data from the Census of Environment: An ecosystem accounting framework for large urban areas. Urban … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey for June 2025. Employment increased by 83,000 (+0.4%) in June, and the employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 60.9%. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.9%. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on building permits. In May, the total value of building permits issued … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on international arrivals to Canada for June 2025. The preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada (returning Canadian residents and non-residents combined) by air and automobile was 5.2 million, down 14.2% from June 2024. This was the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the … Read more
Statistics Canada released a study on the role of social connections in mitigating the harms associated with discrimination. In 2023-2024, 45% of all racialized Canadians reported experiencing discrimination over the previous five years. While discrimination is related to negative mental and physical health outcomes, these effects become less pronounced when victims of discriminatory acts have a … Read more
