Statistics Canada posted data on non-residential capital and repair expenditures, 2023 (revised), 2024 (preliminary) and 2025 (intentions). Total capital expenditures by businesses and governments on non-residential tangible capital assets are expected to increase by 5.5 per cent to reach $388.6 billion in 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the February 2025 Economic and Social … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2023. After reaching a 14-year high in 2022, the rate of firearm-related violent crime in Canada declined 1.7 per cent in 2023. Firearm-related homicides also fell for the first time since 2018. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on livestock estimates, January … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2024. Net income before taxes for Canadian corporations increased $3.3 billion (+2.1 per cent) in the fourth quarter, reaching $164.5 billion. This gain was driven by the non-financial sector (+3.2 per cent) and partly offset by the financial sector (-0.7 per cent). The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, December 2024. Retail sales increased 2.5 per cent to $69.6 billion in December. Sales were up in all nine subsectors and were led by increases at food and beverage retailers and motor vehicle and parts dealers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on travel between Canada and other … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2025. The Industrial Product Price Index rose 1.6 per cent month over month in January and increased 5.8 per cent year over year. Meanwhile, the Raw Materials Price Index grew 3.7 per cent on a monthly basis and increased 11.8% year over year. The … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on positive well-being and satisfaction with family relationships, 2024. In 2024, three-quarters (75 per cent) of Canadians reported having a high level of satisfaction with their family relationships. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on fall-related deaths and drug overdose deaths, which are the main contributors of accidental death increases, 2017-2022. There has … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Consumer Price Index, January 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, up from a 1.8 per cent increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1 per cent in January. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2024. Manufacturing sales rose 0.3 per cent in December, driven primarily by higher sales of petroleum and coal as well as food products. Meanwhile, motor vehicle sales recorded the largest decline. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, December 2024. … Read more
Statistics Canada issed data on investment in building construction, December 2024. Overall, investment in building construction rose 1.9 per cent (+$408.1 million) to $21.8 billion in December, with gains recorded across all components. Year over year, investment in building construction grew 4.7 per cent in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Cost-related avoidance of oral health services. In 2023/2024, more than one in four (28 per cent) Canadians reported they had not visited an oral health care professional at all in the previous 12 months. Among Canadians who had not visited an oral health professional in the previous 12 months, nearly … Read more
