Statistics Canada announced that it has released its numbers on the new Housing Price Index for March 2011. The New Housing Price Index was unchanged in March following a 0.4% advance in February. Monthly increases in some metropolitan regions were offset by decreases in other regions resulting in no change to the Canada level index. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures on Canadian international merchandise trade for March 2011. Canada's merchandise exports and imports both rose in March, as most sectors recorded gains. Exports increased 3.5% and imports grew 2.8%. As a result, Canada's trade surplus increased from $356 million in February to $627 million in March. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-8116.
Statistics Canada released its figures on pension plans in Canada, as of January 1, 2010. Membership in registered pension plans (RPPs) in Canada edged up 0.2% in 2009 to nearly 6,024,000, the slowest rate of growth in four years. For the first time, RPP membership in the public sector accounted for more than half of total membership. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada announced that it has released its numbers for a Labour Force Survey for April 2011. Following two months of little change, employment rose by 58,000 in April, mainly in part time. The unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 7.6%. Compared with April 2010, employment has grown by 283,000 (+1.7%). The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8788.
Statistics Canada released its numbers on building permits issued for March 2011. Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.8 billion in March, a 17.2% increase from February and a level not seen since June 2007. The gain was mostly the result of advances in the residential and non-residential sectors in Ontario. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-579-8533.
Statistics Canada releases its industrial product and raw materials price indexes for March 2011. In March, the Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.9% and the Raw Materials Price Index grew a substantial 5.7%. The strong increase in petroleum prices was the main reason for the advance of both indexes. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-951-4550.
Statistics Canada announced the release of its numbers on Gross Domestic Product by Industry for February 2011. Real gross domestic product decreased 0.2% in February following a 0.5% increase in January. Manufacturing and, to a lesser extent, wholesale trade were the main sources of the decline. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4623.
Statistics Canada released its figures on Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours for February 2011. Between February 2010 and February 2011, average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose by 4.0% to $874.83. In comparison, average weekly earnings increased by 2.7% between February 2009 and February 2010. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-4090. Statistics Canada released its figures on Gross Domestic Product by … Read more
Statistics Canada released its figures on the total amount of births for 2008. In 2008, 377,886 babies were born in Canada, up 2.7% from the year before and the sixth consecutive annual increase. The advance, however, was lower than the gains of 3.7% in 2007 and 3.6% in 2006. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-1746.
Statistics Canada releases its figures on the production of principal field crops for March 2011. In 2011, Prairie farmers anticipate planting a record area of canola, and expect to plant more durum wheat, barley and oats compared with 2010. In the East, Quebec and Ontario farmers expect to seed the largest area of corn for grain since 2007. … Read more
