Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for June 2013. Contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3 per cent from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued to trend upward. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-0746.
Statistics Canada released figures on Canadian international merchandise trade for June 2013. Canada's merchandise exports grew 1.4 per cent and imports increased 0.6 per cent in June. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world narrowed from $781 million in May to $469 million in June. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3692.
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product by industry for May 2013. Real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in May, a fifth consecutive monthly increase. Service industries, particularly retail and wholesale trade, led the growth in May. Goods production fell as a result of the decline in oil and gas extraction. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on industrial product and raw materials price indexes for June 2013. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.3 per cent in June, as a result of higher prices for motor vehicles and other transportation equipment as well as petroleum and coal products. The Raw Materials Price Index advanced 0.3 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on payroll employment, earnings and hours, May 2013. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees increased 0.9 per cent from the previous month to $915 in May. On a year-over-year basis, earnings rose 2.5 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3007. Statistics Canada released figures on police-reported crime … Read more
Statistics Canada issued its Manufacturing at a Glance: Bucking the trend – Turnaround in the wood product manufacturing industry, June 2012 to May 2013. Sales in the wood product manufacturing industry have bucked the trend in the manufacturing sector as a whole. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9832.
Statistics Canada released figures on retail trade for May 2013. Retail sales rose 1.9 per cent in May, the largest rate of growth since March 2010. This followed relatively flat sales the previous two months. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-2252.
Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index for June 2013. Consumer prices rose 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to June, following a 0.7 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 … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for May 2013. Wholesale sales rose 2.3 per cent to $50.3 billion in May, the largest rate of growth since the beginning of 2011. The increase was largely due to higher sales in the agricultural supplies industry and the food industry. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Statistics Canada released Canada's international transactions in securities for May 2013. Foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $6.7 billion in May on lower investment for all types of securities, mainly bonds. For their part, Canadian investors repatriated $1.6 billion in funds from international financial markets in May, led by the sale of US securities. … Read more
