Statistics Canada released the Consolidated Canadian Government Finance Statistics, 2022. The consolidated Canadian general government deficit, which includes federal, provincial, territorial and local governments, decreased from $63.7 billion in 2021 to $6.9 billion in 2022, down by $56.8 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s natural resource wealth, 2022. In … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, October 2023. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, following a 3.8 per cent increase in September. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1 per cent in October. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, September 2023. Investment in building construction increased 5.3 per cent to $18.9 billion in September. The residential sector rose 7.3% to $12.9 billion, and the non-residential sector was up 1.2 per cent to $6.0 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new article: … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, September 2023. Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $15.1 billion in September, mainly due to retirements of bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors acquired $11.6 billion of foreign securities, ending the third quarter with the largest investment since the fourth quarter of 2021. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, September 2023. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits was little changed in September (-0.9 per cent; -4,000) and stood at 437,000. This followed three consecutive monthly increases ending in July and a slight decline in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on … Read more
Statistics Canada published its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for September 2023. Manufacturing sales increased for the third consecutive month, up 0.4 per cent in September mainly on higher sales of petroleum and coal. Excluding this subsector, manufacturing sales declined 0.4 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released figures on wholesale trade for September 2023. … Read more
Statistics Canada published a new study: Food insecurity among Canada families, 2022. With the cost of living continuing to rise, spending more to buy less food is a reality for an increasing share of Canadian families. Released today, the study “Food insecurity among Canadian families” offers insight into families most at risk of food insecurity, … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on high-income Canadians and capital gains, 2021. Incomes of the top 1 per cent of tax filers rose 9.4 per cent to $579,100 in 2021. This occurred in the context of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions easing, many government benefit programs winding down, the labour market recovering, and the Canadian house prices and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on trade by exporter and importer characteristics: Services, 2021. In 2021, Canadian firms operating in the professional services industry as well as in the information industry led the increase in imports of commercial services. Overall, imports rose by $13.0 billion to $112.2 billion, with these two sectors accounting for over three-quarters of … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, September 2023. The total monthly value of building permits in Canada decreased 6.5 per cent in September to $11.2 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2022. Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.8 per cent in 2022, … Read more
