Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, December 2022. Manufacturing sales fell 1.5 per cent in December, mainly on lower sales of petroleum and coal product, wood product and food industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on wholesale trade, December 2022. Wholesale sales fell 0.8 per cent to $82.2 billion in … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Annual Survey of Manufacturing Industries, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic was an especially challenging period for Canadian manufacturing in 2020, but in 2021, Canadian manufacturing revenues rebounded as previously shown in the year in review section of the Monthly survey of manufacturing December 2021 release. Overall, 2021 was a year of growth … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, December 2022. Investment in building construction decreased 1.3 per cent to $20.2 billion in December. The residential sector declined 2.1 per cent to $14.6 billion, while the non-residential sector was up 0.8 per cent to $5.6 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data showing that one in four Canadians are … Read more
Statistics Canada published the Labour Force Survey, Jan. 2023. Employment increased by 150,000 (+0.8 per cent) in January, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories, 2021. Revised data on provincial and territorial labour … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on the provisional death counts and excess mortality, Jan. 2020 to Nov.2022. To understand the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to measure excess mortality, which occurs when there are more deaths than expected in a given period. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Rising prices and the impact on the most financially vulnerable: A profile of those in the bottom family income quintile. In the face of rising consumer prices, close to half (44 per cent) of Canadians in 2022 were very concerned about their ability to meet day-to-day expenses. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data from Canadian international merchandise trade, December 2022. In December, Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 1.2 per cent, while imports were down 1.3 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $219 million in November to $160 million in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on foreign control in the Canadian economy, 2020. The foreign-controlled share of Canadian assets was 15.1 per cent in 2020. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on the estimates of interjurisdictional employment in Canada by province and territory, 2002 to 2019. Updated estimates on interjurisdictional employees in Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada published data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program: residential real estate investors in 2020. Among houses and condominium apartments, nearly one in five properties was used as an investment in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia combined. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on sawmills, November 2022. Lumber production increased 3.8 … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, December 2022. The monthly total seasonally adjusted value of building permits in Canada decreased 7.3 per cent in December to $10.3 billion. Declines were posted in both the residential and the non-residential sectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Open Database of Greenhouses. The full release … Read more
