The agency released the retail trade numbers for June 2010. Retail sales edged up 0.1% in June. When price changes are factored in, retail sales in volume terms were up 0.9%. The full release is available online. Call 613-951-3549.
The agency released its July 2010 consumer price index results. Consumer prices rose 1.8% in the 12 months to July, following a 1.0% increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.6% from June to July. Consumer prices were affected by changes in consumption taxes in Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Columbia. The full release is available online. … Read more
The agency released its June 2010 wholesale trade stats. Wholesale sales declined 0.3% to $43.9 billion in June, with four of the seven wholesale subsectors posting declines. The full release is available online. Call 1-877-421-3067. The agency released its livestock estimates as of July 1. Inventories of major livestock on Canadian farms (cattle, hogs and sheep) all declined between July 1, 2009, and … Read more
The agency released its June 2010 employment insurance stats. In June, 691,600 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, up slightly (+8,400) from May and the third consecutive month of small increases. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8
The agency released its June 2010 monthly survey of manufacturing. Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1% to $44.8 billion in June. Sales have advanced in 11 of the past 13 months since the low reached in May 2009. Constant dollar manufacturing sales rose 0.7% to $41.7 billion in June. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-873-8789. August 17. The agency released its June 2010 stats for Canada's international transactions … Read more
The agency released its Canadian Health Measures Survey 2007-2009 for lead, bisphenol A and mercury. New data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) show that blood lead concentrations in the Canadian population have fallen dramatically since they were last measured 30 years ago. Furthermore, 91% of Canadians aged 6 to 79 had detectable concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine and 88% … Read more
The agency released the Labour Force Survey for July 2010. Following strong gains in recent months, employment was little changed in July, with large full-time declines mostly offset by part-time gains. The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 8.0%. Call 1-866-873-8788.
The agency released its May 2010 stats for gross domestic product by industry. Real gross domestic product increased by 0.1% in May, mainly on the strength of oil and gas extraction. Call 613-951-4623. The agency released its May 2010 stats for payroll employment, earnings and hours. In May, average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees … Read more
The agency released its April 2010 stats for gross domestic product by industry. Real gross domestic product was unchanged in April after seven consecutive monthly increases. A large decline in retail trade was offset by increases in other industrial sectors. Call 613-951-4623. The agency released its first quarter 2010 stats for national tourism indicators. Tourism spending in Canada increased … Read more
The agency released its June 2010 labour force survey. Employment rose by 93,000 in June, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.9%. This is the first time the rate has been below the 8% mark since January 2009. Call 1-866-873-8788.
