Statistics Canada posted data on the national culture indicators, third quarter 2023. Real gross domestic product (GDP) for the combined culture and sport sectors in Canada fell 1.3 per cent in the third quarter. This was the first decrease in real GDP for the sectors since the second quarter of 2020, at the start of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, December 2023. In December 2023, the number of international arrivals to Canada, including non-resident trips and Canadian-resident return trips, increased from December 2022. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on architectural services, 2022. The combined total operating revenue of the architectural services and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Gaps in prescription insurance coverage. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2015, 2016 and 2019, this study examines differences in insurance coverage by plan types, highlighting possible disparities across sex, racialized groups, immigrant status, household income and employment status. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on Canadian international merchandise trade, November 2023. In November, Canada’s merchandise imports increased 1.9 per cent, while exports were down 0.6 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $3.2 billion in October to $1.6 billion in November. This represents a fourth consecutive monthly trade … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Retail Commodity Survey, October 2023. Monthly data from the Retail Commodity Survey are now available for October. The survey collects detailed information about retail commodity sales in Canada to produce estimates of the distribution of sales of various commodities at the national level. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from the Labour Force Survey, December 2023. Employment was virtually unchanged (+0.0 per cent) in December, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 per cent. The ful release is available online. Statistics Canada released the national tourism indicators, third quarter 2023. Tourism spending in Canada grew 0.5 per cent in the third … Read more
Statistics Canada released results from its Oil Pipeline Financial Survey, 2022. The Canadian energy sector saw an increase in demand for energy products in 2022. The war in Ukraine contributed to global energy uncertainty, which drove up international demand for Canadian energy. Economies also continued to rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in operating … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the monthly average retail prices for selected products, November 2023. Data on monthly average retail prices for selected products are now available for November. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada publisged the December 2023 online issue of Survey Methodology. This issue contains 18 papers. The full release is available online.
Statistics Canada published data on gross domestic product by industry, October 2023. Real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in October as services-producing industries edged up 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing industries were essentially unchanged. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released gross domestic expenditures on research and development, 2021 (final), 2022 (preliminary) … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, October 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 44,600 (-0.2 per cent) in October, offsetting an increase of 36,200 (+0.2 per cent) in September and … Read more
