Statistics Canada released figures on job vacancies, three-month average ending in March 2012 (preliminary data). There was an average of 248,000 job vacancies in the three-month period ending in March, an increase of 19,000 from the same period in 2011. For every job vacancy, there were 5.8 unemployed people, down from 6.5 in March 2011. … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for April 2012. Wholesale sales rose 1.5 per cent in April to $49.3 billion. This increase was mainly due to higher sales in the agricultural supplies industry. Excluding this industry, wholesale sales were unchanged. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116. Statistics Canada released the Canadian … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada's international transactions in securities for April 2012. Non-resident investors acquired $10.2 billion of Canadian securities in April, following a divestment in the previous month. Canadian investors' holdings of foreign securities declined $2.7 billion, predominantly in bonds. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116. Statistics Canada released figures … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for April 2012. Manufacturing sales fell 0.8 per cent in April to $49.1 billion, the third decline in four months. The aerospace product and parts industry and the petroleum and coal product industry posted the largest decreases. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116. Statistics Canada released its … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures on industrial capacity utilization rates for the first quarter of 2012. Canadian industries operated at 80.7 per cent of their production capacity in the first quarter, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous quarter. An increase in capacity use in manufacturing was partially offset by declines in the resource and energy sectors. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on Canada's international investment position for the first quarter 2012. Canada's net foreign debt increased $15.7 billion to $229.9 billion at the end of the first quarter. This increase resulted largely from continued foreign investment into the economy, as well as the appreciation of the Canadian dollar against most major currencies … Read more
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for May 2012. Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116. Statistics Canada released its figures for Canadian international merchandise trade for April 2012. Canada's merchandise exports declined 1.2 per … Read more
Statistics Canada released figures on building permits for April 2012. The total value of building permits fell 5.2 per cent to $6.5 billion in April, following two consecutive monthly increases. The decline was largely the result of lower construction intentions for institutional buildings and multi-family dwellings in Ontario. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures for Canadian economic accounts for the first quarter of 2012 and for March 2012. Real gross domestic product rose 0.5 per cent in the first quarter, the same pace as in the previous quarter. Business investment contributed the most to first-quarter GDP growth. Final domestic demand grew 0.3 per cent. On a … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures for payroll employment, earnings and hours for March 2012 (preliminary data). In March, average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $888.34, up 0.8 per cent from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, earnings rose 2.1 per cent. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116. Statistics Canada released its figures … Read more
