Statistics Canada issued data on gross domestic product by industry, August 2022. Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1 per cent in August, led by services-producing industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Solid waste and asset management, 2020. Results from Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure Survey … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, August 2022. The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—referred to as “payroll employees” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—fell by 22,200 (-0.1 per cent) in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the monthly civil … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data indicating that immigrants make up the largest share of the population in over 150 years and continue to shape who we are as Canadians. Immigrants accounted for 23.0 per cent of the population in 2021, the largest proportion in over 150 years. Among them, 1.3 million new immigrants were admitted from … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on railway carloadings, August 2022. In August, Canadian railways transported 31.0 million tonnes of freight, up 2.4 per cent from August 2021 levels, marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year increase. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted dairy statistics, August 2022. The total amount of milk sold off farms in August … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on travel between Canada and other countries, August 2022. In August, while the number of international arrivals to Canada continued to increase year over year, the pace of recovery has slowed somewhat from July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on the monthly estimates of business openings and … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, Aug. 2022. Retail sales increased 0.7 per cent to $61.8 billion in August. Sales increased in six of 11 subsectors, led by sales in food and beverage stores (+2.4 per cent) and motor vehicle and parts dealers (+0.6 per cent). The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on wholesale trade: … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, August 2022. In August, 485,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down by 21,000 (-4.1 per cent) from July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the monthly credit aggregates, August 2022. In August, the total credit liabilities of households grew $11.0 billion (+0.4 per cent) to reach $2,780.6 billion. Real … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, September 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in September, decelerating from a 7.0 per cent gain in August. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.4 per cent in September. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, August 2022. Foreign investment in Canadian securities growth accelerated in August and reached $22.0 billion, the largest investment since April. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $1.4 billion, after buying $4.3 billion in July. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, August 2022. Investment in building construction increased 0.4% to $21.1 billion in August, with most of the gains coming from British Columbia. The residential sector rose 0.5% to $15.7 billion while the non-residential sector declined 0.2 per cent to $5.3 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published … Read more
