Statistics Canada released data on trade of culture and sport products, 2021. The year 2021 saw both Canadian exports and imports of culture goods and services increase, following a turbulent year with unprecedented trade disruptions in 2020. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on participation in Canadian society through sport and work. This … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Labour Force Survey, September 2023. Employment rose by 64,000 (+0.3 per cent) in September, following an increase of 40,000 (+0.2 per cent) in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new study: Access to primary health care among First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, … Read more
Statistics Canada posteded data on Canadian international merchandise trade, August 2023. In August, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 5.7 per cent, while imports rose 3.8 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance went from a deficit of $437 million in July to a surplus of $718 million in August, the first trade surplus observed since … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the sistributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, second quarter 2023. The income gap declined to 45.1 per cent in the second quarter, down from a record high of 47.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2022, while the wealth gap increased … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on motion picture theatres, 2022. Operating revenue for the motion picture theatres industry totalled $1.5 billion in 2022, up 171.4 per cent from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Every province experienced significant growth in 2022 as the industry had more stability during the year. Pandemic-related restrictions that … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, July 2023. Real gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July as services-producing industries edged up 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing industries contracted 0.3 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on energy-related research and development expenditures, 2021. In 2021, businesses spent … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, July 2023. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—was little changed (+4,900) in July, following an increase of 65,900 (+0.4 per cent) in June. The full release is available … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s demographic estimates for July 1, 2023: record-high population growth since 1957. After celebrating the Canadian population reaching 40 million on June 16, the country’s population was estimated at 40,097,761 on July 1, 2023, an increase of 1,158,705 people (+2.9 per cent) from July 1, 2022. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on births, 2022. In 2022, there were 351,679 live births in Canada, excluding Yukon. Similar to previous years, the proportion of boys (51.4 per cent) was slightly higher than the proportion of girls (48.6 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on research and development in Canadian industry: Intellectual … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on natural resource indicators, second quarter 2023. Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector decreased 0.4 per cent in the second quarter, the third consecutive quarterly decline. In comparison, the economy-wide real GDP was nearly unchanged. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released government finance statistics, second quarter 2023. … Read more
