Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for December 2013. Employment fell by 46,000 in December, the result of declines in full-time work. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 7.2 per cent as more people searched for work. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for November 2013. Contractors took out $6.8 billion worth of building permits in November, down 6.7 per cent from October. This decline follows an 8.0 per cent gain the previous month. Despite this monthly decrease, the total value of permits continued to show a slight upward trend on the strength of eight monthly increases … Read more
Statistics Canada released a Study: The impact of Canada’s firm-size disadvantage on the labour productivity gap between Canada and the United States. The gap between the levels of labour productivity in Canada and the United States is due primarily to the larger share of employment in small firms in Canada and their comparatively lower labour productivity … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade, November for 2013. Canada’s merchandise imports edged up 0.1 per cent while exports were unchanged in November. As a result, Canada’s trade deficit with the world went from $908 million in October to $940 million in November. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-0325.
Statistics Canada released figures on Industrial product and raw materials price indexes for November 2013. The Industrial Product Price Index edged up 0.1 per cent in November, mainly because of higher prices for motorized and recreational vehicles. The Raw Materials Price Index fell 4.1 per cent, led by crude energy products. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636.
Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index for November 2013. Consumer prices rose 0.9 per cent in the 12 months to November, following a 0.7 per cent increase in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 per cent in November after decreasing 0.1 per cent in October. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-8300. Statistics Canada released its figures for … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Employment Insurance for October 2013. Following a decline in September, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits was little changed in October at 510,500. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of beneficiaries fell 8.4 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4750. Statistics Canada released figures on homicide in Canada for … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Wholesale trade for October 2013. Following two months of weak growth, wholesale sales increased 1.4 per cent to $50.5 billion in October. Higher sales were reported in five of seven subsectors, representing over 70 per cent of wholesale sales. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8090. Statistics Canada released a study: Gender differences in science, … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, October 2013. Manufacturing sales increased 1.0 per cent in October to $50.1 billion. With this gain, sales reached their highest level since May 2012. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9832. Statistics Canada released figures on job vacancies, three-month average ending in September 2013. Canadian businesses reported 229,000 job vacancies in September, down 41,000 from September 2012. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $4.4 billion in October and was focused on instruments from the corporate sector. Canadian holdings of foreign securities edged lower, led by the sale of US equities. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3282.
