Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for May 2013. Manufacturing sales increased 0.7 per cent to $48.6 billion in May. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9832.
Statistics Canada released figures on police-reported hate crimes for 2011. Police-reported hate crimes declined for a second consecutive year in 2011. Canadian police services reported 1,332 hate crimes in 2011 or 3.9 hate crimes per 100,000 population. The rate was 5 per cent lower than in 2010. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for May 2013. Contractors took out building permits worth $7.3 billion in May, up 4.5 per cent from April. The total value of building permits continued to trend upward on the strength of five consecutive monthly increases. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-0746.
Statistics Canada release labour force survey, June 2013. In June, employment was virtually unchanged and the unemployment rate remained at 7.1 per cent. In the first half of 2013, employment growth averaged 14,000 per month, slower than the average of 27,000 in the last six months of 2012. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Statistics Canada released study: changing labour market conditions for young Canadians. Over the past three decades, the employment outcomes of young Canadians aged 15 to 34 evolved differently across periods, gender, age groups and provinces. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3608.
Statistics Canada released Canadian international merchandise trade, May 2013. Canada's merchandise imports fell 3.2 per cent and exports declined 1.6 per cent. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world decreased from $951 million in April to $303 million in May. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3692.
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product by industry, April 2013. Real gross domestic product grew 0.1 per cent in April, a fourth consecutive monthly increase. Service industries led the gain in April. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9277. Statistics Canada released figures on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, May … Read more
Statistics Canada released payroll employment, earnings and hours for April 2013. Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose 0.2 per cent from the previous month to $910 in April. On a year-over-year basis, earnings increased 2.2 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-7118. Statistics Canada released national tourism indicators, first quarter … Read more
Statistic Canada released the 2011 national household survey: education in Canada: attainment, field of and location of study. New data from the National Household Survey show that 11,782,700 adults aged 25 to 64 had postsecondary qualifications in 2011, representing almost two-thirds (64.1 per cent) of the total population aged 25 to 64. In comparison, the … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on principal field crop areas, June 2013. As of June 10, 2013, farmers had either planted, or intended to plant, larger areas of spring wheat, durum wheat and oats than in 2012, but fewer acres of canola and barley. Farmers also reported seeding record areas of corn and soybeans. The full … Read more
