Statistics Canada released figures on production of principal field crops for September 2012. Prairie farmers anticipate higher wheat production as well as a decline in canola this year compared with 2011. In Ontario, farmers expect an increase in production of corn for grain, while Quebec producers anticipate a record soybean crop. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on industrial product and raw materials price indexes for August 2012. The Industrial Product Price Index edged down 0.1 per cent in August compared with July, mainly the result of lower prices for motor vehicles and other transportation equipment. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 3.4 per cent in August, largely … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on gross domestic product by industry for July 2012. Real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, after edging up 0.1 per cent in June. Goods production increased 0.2 per cent in July, on the strength of manufacturing and utilities, and the output of service industries rose 0.2 per … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on retail trade for July 2012. Retail sales rose 0.7 per cent in July, more than offsetting the decline in June. Gains were reported in 8 of 11 subsectors. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116.
Statistics Canada released stats for the Consumer Price Index for August 2012. Consumer prices rose 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to August, following a 1.3 per cent increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.4 per cent in August after decreasing 0.1 per cent in July. … Read more
Statistics Canada released their figures on Employment Insurance for July 2012. A total of 508,000 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits in July, virtually unchanged from the previous month. Compared with July 2011, the number of beneficiaries fell by 34,900 or 6.4 per cent. More information is available online. Call 613-951-0627.
Statistics Canada released figures on the 2011 census of population: families, households, marital status, structural type of dwelling and collectives. Families and living arrangements of Canadians underwent further change and diversification during the past five years, according to data from the 2011 Census of Population. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4636.
Statistics Canada released figures on job vacancies for a three-month period ending in June 2012. Canadian businesses had 263,000 job vacancies in June, 20,000 more than in June 2011. There were 5.3 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 5.8 in June 2011. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116.
Statistics Canada released its monthly survey of manufacturing for July 2012. Manufacturing sales fell 1.5 per cent to $48.3 billion in July, the third decrease in five months. Declines in transportation equipment were largely responsible for the overall drop. Manufacturers in 11 of 21 industries reported lower sales, representing over 60 per cent of total … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on industrial capacity utilization rates, second quarter for 2012. Canadian industries operated at 81.0 per cent of their production capacity in the second quarter, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous quarter. The manufacturing and non-manufacturing sector made comparable contributions to the increase. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116.
