Statistics Canada published data on Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Public Spaces, 2022. In 2022, 56 per cent of Canadians with disabilities aged 15 years and over experienced one or more barriers to accessibility in public spaces at least sometimes during the 12 months prior to the Canadian Survey on Disability. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on accommodation services, 2023. The accommodation services subsector recorded a record-high operating revenue of $34.9 billion in 2023, marking a 17.6 per cent increase from 2022 and a 29.0% rise compared with 2019. Growth should be more moderate moving forward, with COVID-19 pandemic impacts now being minimal. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2024, Real gross domestic product increased 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, after rising 0.5 per cent in both the second and first quarters. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product by industry, September 2024. Real gross domestic … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s balance of international payments, third quarter 2024. Canada’s current account balance (on a seasonal adjusted basis) posted a $3.2 billion deficit in the third quarter, narrowing $1.5 billion from the previous quarter. In the financial account, inflows of funds from abroad to finance the current account deficit came primarily from foreign … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on government spending by function, 2023. Spending by the Canadian General Government—that is, all levels of government including the federal, provincial, territorial, local and other government entities combined—reached its highest level in 2023 on a nominal basis. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the November 2024 edition of the Economic … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on farm income, 2023 (revised data). Realized net income for Canadian farmers rose 13.7 per cent to $13.6 billion in 2023, as growth in receipts more than offset an increase in expenses. The gain in 2023 followed a 5.3 per cent decline in 2022 and a 71.0 per cent increase in 2021. … Read more
Statistics Canada released the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, third quarter 2024. Canadian corporations reported a decrease of $4.1 billion (-2.5 per cent) in net income before taxes in the third quarter, reaching $157.4 billion. This drop impacted both the financial sector (-5.5 per cent) and the non-financial sector (-1.3 per cent). The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, September 2024. Retail sales increased 0.4 per cent to $66.9 billion in September. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors and were led by increases at food and beverage retailers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Consolidated Canadian Government Finance Statistics, 2023. The consolidated Canadian general government, which … Read more
Statistics Canada released the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, October 2024. In October, the Industrial Product Price Index rose 1.2 per cent month over month and increased 1.1 per cent year over year. At the same time, the Raw Materials Price Index increased 3.8 per cent month over month and fell 2.8 per cent … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, September 2024. Investment in building construction rose 2.1 per cent to $21.6 billion in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian postsecondary enrolments and graduates, 2022/2023. Enrolments in colleges and universities increased to 2.2 million students in the 2022/2023 academic year, up 0.6 … Read more
