The agency released the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, August 2010. The Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.4% in August compared with July, led by primary metal products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 2.2%, mainly as a result of higher prices for non-ferrous metals. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-951-4550. Canada's population … Read more
The agency released its General Social Survey: Victimization, 2009. First results from the 2009 General Social Survey on victimization show that 27% of Canadians aged 15 and older said they had been a victim of a criminal incident in the 12 months before the survey. This proportion was unchanged from 2004, the last time the victimization survey was conducted. The full release is … Read more
Statistics Canada released its report on e-commerce and Internet shopping. Canadians used the Internet in 2009 to place orders for goods and services valued at $15.1 billion, up from $12.8 billion in 2007. The increase resulted from more online shoppers and a higher volume of orders. The full report is available online. Call 613-951-2582.
The agency released its July 2010 payroll employment, earnings and hours, results. Between July 2009 and July 2010, the average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose 3.9% to $855.66. This was the fastest year-over-year increase since February 2008. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8788.
The agency released its July 2010 employment insurance results. In July, 672,200 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down 31,400 from June. This decline offsets increases observed in the spring, and brings the number of beneficiaries back to the level recorded in March. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8788.
The agency released its July 2010 retail trade results. Retail sales edged down 0.1% in July. In volume terms, sales were down 0.2%.
The agency released its August 2010 consumer price index. Consumer prices rose 1.7% in the 12 months to August, following a 1.8% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.1% in August. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-9606.
The agency released Canada's international transactions in securities for July 2010. Non-residents added $5.5 billion of Canadian securities to their portfolios in July, on par with the amount acquired in June. Canadian bonds again accounted for the majority of foreign inflows. Meanwhile, Canadians sold $3.0 billion of foreign securities in July, mainly US federal government bonds. The full release … Read more
The agency released its 2010-2011 university tuition fees results. Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs this fall paid 4.0% more on average in tuition fees for the 2010/2011 academic year than they a year earlier. This increase is slightly higher than the one for 2009/2010, when tuition fees rose 3.6%. The full release is available online.
The agency released its July 2010 monthly survey of manufacturing. Manufacturing sales decreased 0.9% in July to $44.3 billion. Despite the decrease, sales were 15.5% higher than their low reached in May 2009. Constant dollar manufacturing sales declined 1.0% in July. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8789.
