Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, March 2025. Overall, investment in building construction decreased 0.9 per cent (-$192.2 million) to $22.2 billion in March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the monthly estimates of business openings and closures, February 2025. In February, the business closure rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 4.8 per … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, March 2025. Retail sales increased 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2025. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, April 2025. In April, the Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.8 per cent month over month and increased 2.0 per cent year over year. Meanwhile, the Raw Materials Price Index fell 3.0 per cent month over month and declined 3.6 per cent year over … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Survey of Household Spending, 2023. Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods and services in 2023, up 14.3 per cent from 2021. Amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the largest two-year increase observed since the series began in 2010. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada released the Consumer Price Index, April 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 per cent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 per cent increase in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.2 per cent in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, March 2025. Canadian investors acquired $15.6 billion of foreign securities in March, mainly in US bonds. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $4.2 billion, marking a second consecutive monthly divestment. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on trade in goods by … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2025. Manufacturing sales declined 1.4 per cent in March, mainly due to lower sales in the primary metal and petroleum and coal product subsectors. Conversely, the furniture and related product subsector posted the largest monthly gain. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, March 2025. In March, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $549.4 million (-4.1 per cent) to $12.9 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, 2024. In 2024, the employment rate—the proportion of the population … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on milled wheat and wheat flour produced, Canada and United States, 2024. Canadian millers milled 3.3 million tonnes of wheat in 2024, down 0.8 per cent from 2023, while total flour produced decreased to 2.5 million tonnes, down 1.3 per cent compared with the previous year. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, April 2025. In April, the preliminary number of international arrivals (returning Canadian residents and non-residents combined) to Canada by air and automobile was 4.5 million, down 15.2 per cent from April 2024. This was the third consecutive month of year-over-year declines. The full … Read more
