Statistics Canada posted data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, May 2023. The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employees” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 23,300 (+0.1 per cent) in May, excluding federal government public administration. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada published the July 2023 edition of the Economic and Social Reports, which contains six new articles. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on parental child care expenses: data table, 2022. Data on parental child care expenses for 2022 from the Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements are now available. The full … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on digital supply and use tables, 2017 to 2020. The contribution of the digital economy to gross domestic product trended up from 5.2 per cent ($104 billion) in 2017 to 5.9 per cent ($123 billion) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The share of the sector in overall jobs followed a … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on self-reported fraud in Canada, 2019. In 2019, one in six (17 per cent) people reported that they had been a victim of fraud in the previous five years. The median loss due to fraud was $600. About one-quarter (24 per cent) of victims lost $1,000, while 3 per cent lost at least $10,000. In … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, May 2023. Retail sales increased 0.2 per cent to $66.0 billion in May. Sales increased in five of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+0.8 per cent) and food and beverage retailers (+1.0 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, May 2023. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 9,800 (+2.5 per cent) to 399,000 in May, the first increase since July 2022. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released results from its Canadian Internet Use Survey, 2022. Year over year, various trends … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, May 2023. Investment in building construction declined 1.2 per cent to $19.9 billion in May. The residential sector decreased 1.7 per cent to $14.0 billion, while the non-residential sector was stable (0.0 per cent) at $5.9 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published two … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, June 2023. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, following a 3.4 per cent increase in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1 per cent in June. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the industrial product … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, May 2023. Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $11.2 billion in May, led by strong foreign purchases of federal government debt securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $2.8 billion, led by sales of US government debt securities. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, May 2023. Manufacturing sales rose 1.2 per cent in May, mainly on higher sales of chemical products, motor vehicles, and machinery. Monthly change in total sales for April that was originally estimated as a 0.3 per cent increase was revised to a 0.1 per cent … Read more
