Statistics Canada posted data on investment in building construction, September 2022. Investment in building construction declined 0.6 per cent to $20.9 billion in September, with most of the weakness coming from Quebec (-3.4 per cent). The residential sector decreased 1.3 per cent to $15.4 billion. Conversely, the non-residential sector rose 1.6 per cent to $5.4 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on trade by exporter and importer characteristics: Services, 2020. In 2020, more than 80 per cent of exports and imports of commercial services were accounted for by five industries, led by professional, scientific and technical services industries, and information and cultural industries. The value of Canada’s services exports reported as digitally … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: A portrait of citizenship in Canada from the 2021 Census. In 2021, over nine in 10 people living in Canada (91.2 per cent) were Canadian citizens, either by birth or by naturalization. About four in five eligible immigrants (80.7 per cent) were Canadian citizens. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
Statistics Canada issued the provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2021. In 2021, Canada’s real gross domestic product rebounded 5.0 per cent, following a 5.1 per cent decline in 2020 due to the widespread shutdown in economic activity in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the national, provincial, and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted energy statistics, August 2022. Primary energy production rose 7.7 per cent in August. This was the sixth consecutive monthly year-over-year increase, mainly on the strength of crude oil (+5.1 per cent) and natural gas (+4.8 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data from the Census of Environment: Protected … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Labour Force Survey, Oct. 2022. Employment rose by 108,000 (+0.6 per cent) in October, recouping losses observed from May to September. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 per cent in October. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released its detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19 (revised data). … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, September 2022. In September, Canada’s merchandise exports rose 1.3 per cent, while imports increased 0.4 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from $550 million in August to $1.1 billion in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada posted a new study: Inequities in pharmaceutical access and use. In 2021, over one in every five (21 per cent) adults in Canada reported not having any prescription insurance to cover medication costs. This lack of coverage sometimes meant delaying or skipping doses because of an inability to afford medication or paying higher … Read more
Statistics Canada released the building construction price indexes, third quarter 2022. In the third quarter, residential building construction costs increased 2.5 per cent and non-residential building construction costs rose 2.1 per cent. The growth was slower than the second quarter, where residential construction costs grew 5.3 per cent and non-residential costs were up 4.0 per … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on energy consumption by the manufacturing sector, 2021. In 2021, energy consumed by the manufacturing sector increased by 4.3 per cent from 2020 to 2 109 petajoules, reversing the downward trend experienced during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on commercial and industrial machinery and … Read more
