Statistics Canada released its numbers on wholesale trade for the month of April 2011. Wholesale sales edged down 0.1% to $46.8 billion in April, following a 0.3% gain in March. After an upward trend in the second half of 2010, sales have remained relatively flat so far this year. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3549. Statistics Canada release … Read more
Statistics Canada has released its numbers on Canada's international transactions in securitites for the month of April 2011. Foreign investment in Canadian securities strengthened further in April, reaching a three-month high of $8.2 billion. Meanwhile, Canadian holdings of foreign securities were down by $3.3 billion, led by divestment in US government bonds. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Statistics Canada announced that it has released its numbers on a monthly survey of Manufacturing for April 2011. Manufacturing sales decreased 1.3% in April to $46.7 billion. The transportation equipment sector accounted for most of the decline. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8789. Statistics Canada announced that it has released its numbers for the Income of … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures on industrial capacity utilization rates for the first quarter of 2011. Canadian industries operated at 79.0% of their production capacity in the first quarter, up 2.2 percentage points from 76.8% the previous quarter. This advance gave new momentum to the growth in capacity use after four consecutive quarters of progressively slowing increases. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada released its study on the contribution of small and medium-sized businesses to gross domestic product: Canada-United States comparison, 2004 and 2005. Small and medium-sized businesses, those with fewer than 500 employees, accounted for 54.2% of gross domestic product in the non-agricultural business sector in Canada in 2005, and 50.7% in the United States in 2004. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada announced that it has released its numbers for its Labour Force Survey for May 2011. Employment rose by 22,000 in May, bringing gains over the previous 12 months to 273,000 (+1.6%). The employment increase in May, combined with a decline in the number of people looking for work, pushed the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.4%. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released its numbers on the Canadian international merchandise trade for April 2011. Canada's merchandise exports decreased 1.9% in April, following a 4.8% gain in March. Imports also declined, falling 0.6%. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world widened from $417 million in March to $924 million in April. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116.
Statistics Canada released its figures on police-reported hate crimes in 2009. Canadian police services reported 1,473 hate crimes in 2009, up by 437 incidents, or 42%, from the previous year. This followed a 35% increase in 2008. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-387-2231.
Statistics Canada released its building permit figures for April, 2011. The value of building permits fell 21.1% to $5.3 billion in April, after increasing 16.8% in March and 9.8% in February. The non-residential and residential sectors both declined in April, with Ontario posting the largest decrease. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-6321.
Statistics Canada released its industrial product and raw materials price indexes for April 2011. In April, the Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.5% compared with March, led by higher prices for petroleum and precious metals. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 6.8% as a result of a strong upward movement in crude oil prices. The overall increase … Read more
