Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, April 2024. Retail sales increased 0.7 per cent to $66.8 billion in April. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors and were led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors as well as food and beverage retailers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on industrial product and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, April 2024. In April, 456,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down 2.8 per cent (-13,000) from March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard. The Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s population estimates, first quarter 2024. Canada’s population surpassed 41 million people in the first quarter of 2024, to reach 41,012,563 on April 1, 2024. This milestone was reached less than one year after Statistics Canada announced that the population hit the 40 million mark, on June 16, 2023. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on job vacancies, first quarter 2024. Job vacancies fell by 24,300 (-3.6 per cent) to 648,600 in the first quarter, marking the seventh consecutive quarterly decline from the record high of 983,600 reached in the second quarter of 2022. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on recent immigrants report greater … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, April 2024. Foreign investors acquired $41.2 billion of Canadian securities in April, the largest investment in two years. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities slowed sharply to $2.5 million, from a record investment of $35.6 billion in March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, April 2024. Manufacturing sales increased 1.1 per cent in April, mainly due to higher sales of transportation equipment as well as primary metals. Production of aerospace products and parts declined the most. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, April 2024. … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, first quarter 2024. Households were wealthier in the first quarter of 2024 as their net worth—the value of all assets minus all liabilities—increased $548.2 billion (+3.3 per cent) to $16,925.0 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on labour market … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on Canada’s international investment position, first quarter 2024. Canada’s net foreign asset position, the difference between its international financial assets and international liabilities, increased by $309.5 billion from the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 to reach $1,990.2 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2024. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, April 2024. The total monthly value of building permits in Canada significantly increased 20.5 per cent to $12.8 billion in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on estimates of multifactor productivity growth in the provinces, 2022. Multifactor productivity in the business sector increased in … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, May 2024. In May, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada by air and automobile increased 12.4 per cent from May 2023. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inbound visitors to Canada, … Read more
