Statistics Canada issued data on retail trade, March 2024. Retail sales decreased 0.2 per cent to $66.4 billion in March. Sales were down in seven of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers (-1.6 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the quarterly financial statistics for … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, March 2024. In March, 470,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits, little changed (+0.1 per cent; +400) from February. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the role of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in alleviating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment income … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Economic and Social Reports, May 2024, which contains six new articles. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s population estimates: Subprovincial areas, July 1, 2023. On July 1, 2023, the combined population of Canada’s 41 census metropolitan areas reached 29,814,146 people. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, April 2024. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, down from a 2.9 per cent gain in March. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2 per cent in April. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from Canada’s international transactions in securities, March 2024. Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $35.6 billion of foreign securities in March, ending the first quarter with a record investment of $51.5 billion. Meanwhile, foreign investors increased their exposure to Canadian securities by $14.4 billion in March after divesting $4.3 billion in February. The … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on trade by exporter and importer characteristics: Goods, 2023. The number of enterprises exporting goods rose by 1.4 per cent to 48,718 in 2023, the highest level since 2005. Meanwhile, the number of enterprises importing goods increased by 2.3 per cent to 163,881. Large enterprises had the highest year-over-year growth for exporters … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, March 2024. Manufacturing sales declined 2.1 per cent in March, mainly driven by lower sales of petroleum and coal products as well as motor vehicles. Sales of machinery posted the largest increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new edition of its … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade, March 2024. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) fell 1.1 per cent to $81.4 billion in March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published new motor vehicle sales data for Canada and the provinces are now available for March. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, March 2024. The total monthly value of building permits in Canada decreased 11.7 per cent to $10.5 billion in March. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on milled wheat and wheat flour produced, Canada and United States, 2023. Canadian millers milled 3.3 million tonnes of wheat in 2023, up … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, April 2024. Employment increased by 90,000 (+0.4 per cent) in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.1 per cent. The employment rate held steady at 61.4 per cent, following six consecutive monthly declines. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the leading … Read more
