Statistics Canada released data on the total income of farm families, 2021. The average total income of farm families operating a single farm in Canada rose by almost one-fifth (+19.1 per cent) compared with 2020 to $214,089 in 2021 according to taxation records. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted dairy statistics, November 2023. The … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, November 2023. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 88,300 (-0.5 per cent) in November, following a decline of 24,000 (-0.1 per cent) in October. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada published the January 2024 Economic and Social Reports, which contains six new articles available. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on the transition to permanent residency and retention of temporary foreign workers in accommodation and food services and food manufacturing. Foreign workers have been an important source of labour in the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the New Housing Price Index, December 2023. The national index was unchanged month over month in December. Prices were down or unchanged in 21 of the 27 census metropolitan areas surveyed. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on travel between Canada and other countries, November 2023. In November, the number … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, third quarter 2023. The income and wealth gaps increased in the third quarter of 2023 relative to the same period a year earlier as higher interest rates had a negative impact on the income and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, November 2023. Retail sales decreased 0.2 per cent to $66.6 billion in November. Sales were down in four of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at food and beverage retailers (-1.4 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Employment Insurance, November 2023. There were 460,000 Canadians … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, November 2023. Investment in building construction rose 1.7 per cent to $19.8 billion in November. The residential sector grew 2.2 per cent to $13.7 billion, while investment in the non-residential sector edged up 0.4 per cent to $6.0 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada issued datga on Canada’s international transactions in securities, November 2023. Canadian investors purchased $12.5 billion of foreign securities in November, after divesting $8.2 billion in October. At the same time, foreign investors acquired $11.4 billion of Canadian securities, following three consecutive months of divestment totalling $39.7 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the Human … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, December 2023. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, following a 3.1 per cent increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3 per cent in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, November 2023. Manufacturing sales rose 1.2 per cent in November, mainly on higher sales in the chemical, primary metal, and machinery subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, November 2023. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and … Read more
