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Wholesale Trade, November 2015, published January 20

Posted by on Feb 4, 2016 in Featured | Comments Off on Wholesale Trade, November 2015, published January 20

Wholesalers sold $55.9 billion worth of goods and services in November, up 1.8% from October and 4.2% higher than in November 2014.  Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 3.9% from November 2014. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 1.6% in November from October. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces.  Newfoundland and Labrador (+11.2%) led the way, followed by Ontario (+8.7%) and Nova Scotia (+4.3%).  Quebec’s gain was 4.2%.  Alberta experienced the only loss (-10.8%). Wholesalers’ inventories in November decreased 0.2% from October to $73.0...

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Retail Trade, October 2015, published December 23

Posted by on Jan 4, 2016 in Featured | Comments Off on 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...

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Wholesale Trade, October 2015, published December 18

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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...

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Consumer Price Index, November, 2015, published December 18, (2002=100)

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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...

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Labour Force Survey, November 2015, published December 4

Posted by on Dec 23, 2015 in Featured | Comments Off on Labour 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...

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