Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, July 2022. Manufacturing sales declined 0.9 per cent in July, mainly on lower sales of primary metals and petroleum and coal products industries. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on model-based principal field crop estimates, August 2022. In 2022, Canadian farmers are projected … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, July 2022. Investment in building construction continued its upward trend since October 2021, rising 0.8 per cent to $21.0 billion in July. Both the residential (+1.0 per cent to $15.7 billion) and the non-residential sectors (+0.1 per cent to $5.3 billion) showed increases. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts, second quarter 2022. National net worth, the sum of national wealth and Canada’s net foreign asset position, edged up 0.2 per cent in the second quarter to $17,646.3 billion, expanding at the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2020. The full release … Read more
Statistics Canada posted results from its Labour Force Survey, August 2022. Employment declined by 40,000 (-0.2 per cent) in August, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points to 5.4 per cent. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Canada’s international investment position, second quarter 2022. Canada’s net foreign asset position, … Read more
Statistics Canada’s Centre for Demography released a new set of detailed demographic projections to 2041 on immigration and ethnocultural diversity for Canada and its regions. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on securities statistics, second quarter 2022. Net borrowings by Canadian corporations and governments in the form of debt securities, such as bonds, Treasury … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2022. In July, Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 2.8 per cent, while imports were down 1.8 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed from $4.9 billion in June to $4.1 billion in July. So far in 2022, trade surpluses have been observed … Read more
Statistics Canada published data on self-reported COVID-19 test results in Canada, January 2020 to March 2022. Statistics Canada is releasing provisional data from the second cycle of the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey. This release is on self-reported COVID-19 infection. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted farm product prices, July 2022. Monthly provincial prices … Read more
Statistics Canada released data on labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, second quarter 2022. Labour productivity for Canadian businesses rose 0.2 per cent in the second quarter, following seven consecutive quarters of decline. This is the first increase in productivity since the second quarter of 2020, which was marked by the first lockdown … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, July 2022. The total value of building permits in Canada declined 6.6 per cent in July to $11.2 billion, mainly due to the residential sector, which fell 8.6 per cent to $7.6 billion. The non-residential sector also dropped slightly by 2.1 per cent. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2022. Real gross domestic product rose 0.8 per cent in the second quarter, driven by increased business investment in inventories, non-residential structures, machinery and equipment, and household spending on services and semi-durable goods. This was the fourth consecutive quarterly increase in real … Read more
