Statistics Canada issued data on monthly average retail prices for selected products, June 2024. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the report Measuring the language-related characteristics of occupations using the Occupational and Skills Information System. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the weekly aircraft movements, July 20 to 26, 2024. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canadian international merchandise trade, June 2024. In June, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 5.5 per cent, while imports rose 1.9 per cent. Consequently, after three consecutive monthly deficits, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world moved from a deficit of $1.6 billion in May to a surplus of $638 million in … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on real-time local business conditions, July 22 to 28, 2024. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published an article about the Daily through the years. The Daily was first published in February 1932 in the form of a typewritten fact sheet. It has since been released every working day, even through wars, floods, ice storms, social unrest and, more recently, a global pandemic—evolving over the years into an online, fully accessible … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, May 2024. Real gross domestic product grew for the fourth time in five months, increasing 0.2 per cent in May, as both goods-producing and services-producing industries expanded in the month. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Provincial and Territorial Natural Resources Satellite Account, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on short-term rentals in the Canadian housing market. The role of short-term rentals (STRs) in Canada’s housing challenges remains a subject of ongoing policy debate in many Canadian cities. This paper provides an overview of STR activity across Canada by focusing on the subset of STRs that could potentially serve as long-term … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the monthly estimates of business openings and closures, April 2024. In April, the business closure rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 4.5 per cent, after holding steady at 4.6 per cent over the previous three months. The opening rate was 4.6 per cent in April, unchanged from the previous two months. In … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the dairy statistics for May 2024. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published an update of the Municipal Financial Data Dashboard. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted The Tourism Human Resource Module by occupation and is now available upon request. This builds on the previous estimates by characteristics released on … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, May 2024. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 41,000 (+0.2 per cent) in May. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released an update to its … Read more
Statistics Canada published the July 2024 edition of its Economic and Social Reports, which contains four new articles. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the New Housing Price Index, June 2024. The national index decreased by 0.2 per cent in June as compared with May. Prices were down in 10 of the 27 census … Read more
