Statistics Canada released its Consumer Price Index for May 2013. Consumer prices rose 0.7 per cent in the 12 months to May, following a 0.4 per cent increase in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.1 per cent in May after decreasing 0.4 per cent in April. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released its national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, first quarter 2013. National net worth increased to $7.1 trillion in the first quarter, up 2.1 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to reach $202,000 on a per capita basis. This compares with a 1.1 per cent rise in the previous quarter … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Wholesale trade for April 2013. Wholesale sales rose 0.2 per cent in April to $49.0 billion, mainly as a result of higher sales in the computer and communications equipment and supplies industry. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-0418. Statistics Canada released figures on Canada's international investment position, first … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on job vacancies, three-month average ending in March 2013. There were 221,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in March, down 24,000 from March 2012. There were 6.4 unemployed people for every job vacancy, up from 5.9 a year earlier, as the decline in vacancies was at a faster pace than the … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada's international transactions in securities for April 2013. Non-resident investors acquired $14.9 billion of Canadian securities in April, adding both debt and equity securities to their holdings. Meanwhile, Canadian investors purchased $2.8 billion of foreign securities, a third straight month of acquisitions. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3282. … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for April 2013. Manufacturing sales fell 2.4 per cent in April to $48.2 billion — the fourth decline in five months and the largest monthly percentage drop since August 2009. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9832.
Statistics Canada released figures on industrial capacity utilization rates for the first quarter 2013. Canadian industries operated at 81.1 per cent of their production capacity in the first quarter, up from 80.5 per cent in the previous quarter. The first quarter growth followed two quarters of decline. Both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors contributed equally … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Digital Technology and Internet Use for 2012. Canadian enterprises sold almost $122 billion of goods and services over the Internet in 2012. This total was just over double the value of online sales in 2007, the last time a similar survey was conducted. Three sectors, manufacturing, wholesale trade and retail … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for May 2013. Following little change the previous month, employment rose by 95,000 in May, with most of the increase in full-time work. This employment gain pushed the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.1 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4750.
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for April 2013. Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $7.0 billion dollars in April, up 10.5 per cent from March. The advance in April was the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The recent upswing came after a downward trend in the total value of building permits that began in … Read more
