Retail Trade, October 2015, published December 23
Retail sales in October were $43.4 billion, up 0.1% from September and an increase of 1.9% from October 2014. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 2.7% from October 2014. Retail sales in volume terms were down 0.3% from September. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 7 of 11 sectors representing 59% of retail trade. October 2015 sales over October 2014 were up in eight provinces. British Columbia led the way with a 6.3% sales gain, followed by New Brunswick (+5.5%) and Ontario (+3.9%). The two losses...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, October 2015, published December 18
Wholesalers sold $54.7 billion worth of goods and services in October, down 0.6% from September but 1.6% higher than in October 2014. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 1.4% from October 2014. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 0.6% in October from September. Annualized wholesale sales grew in seven provinces. Nova Scotia (+5.5%) led the way, followed by Ontario (+5.0%) and Quebec (+2.4%). gain. Alberta experienced the largest loss (-12.1%). Wholesalers’ inventories in October increased 0.5% from September to $73.2 billion. They were up 8.0% from October...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, November, 2015, published December 18, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.4% in November compared with November 2014, after an annualized increase of 1.0% in October. The CPI in November for goods was up 0.9% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 1.8%. Gasoline prices decreased 10.6% from November 2014, after falling 17.1% in October. Overall, energy prices fell 6.4% between November 2014 and November 2015, following a 10.4% annualized rate of decrease in October. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.0% in November, unchanged from October. Food prices rose 3.4% in the 12 months to...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, November 2015, published December 4
Employment in November decreased by 35,700 from October. The unemployment rate was 7.1%, up from 7.0% in October. Construction employment was up 1.1% from October and manufacturing employment was up 1.0% from a month earlier. In November, employment stood at 18.0 million, up 0.7% from November 2014. Full-time employment grew by 36,600 from October, while part-time employment decreased by 72,300 from the previous month. Full time employment was up by 192,400 from November 2014, while part-time employment fell by 68,400 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in six...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, October 2015, published December 8
Municipalities issued $7.7 billion worth of building permits in October, up 9.1% from September and 3.3% higher than in October 2014. Five provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. Prince Edward Island recorded a 67.7% year-over-year gain while Alberta posted a 37.8% increase. The largest annualized losses occurred in Newfoundland and Labrador (-39.1%) and British Columbia (-31.7%). Ontario reported an 11.4% annualized increase, while the year-over-year decline in Quebec was 11.0%. Builders took out residential building permits worth $4.8 billion in October, up 15.5%...
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