Retail Trade, May 2014, published July 23
Retail sales in May were $42.0 billion, an increase of 0.7% from April and up 4.0% from May 2013. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 1.9% from May 2013. Retail sales in volume terms grew by 0.4% from April. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 7 of 11 sectors representing 56% of retail trade. May 2014 sales over May 2013 were up in all provinces, except Newfoundland and Labrador (-1.0%). Alberta led the way with a 6.5% sales gain, followed by British Columbia (+6.4%) and New Brunswick(+4.0%). ...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, May 2014, published July 18
Wholesalers sold $52.6 billion worth of goods and services in May, up 2.2% from April and 5.4% higher than in May 2013. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 4.5% from May 2013. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 2.2% in May from April. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces. British Columbia (+11.2%) led the way, followed by Manitoba (+7.2%) and Nova Scotia (+6.8%). The only decrease occurred in Newfoundland and Labrador (-0.9%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 1.6% from May 2013 while Ontario’s annualized increase was 5.9%....
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, June 2014, published July 18, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 2.4% in June compared with June 2013, following a 2.3% increase in May. The CPI for goods increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to June while the CPI for services was up 2.1% over the same period. Gasoline prices increased 5.4% from June 2013, after rising 6.2% in May. Overall, energy prices grew 6.7% between June 2013 and June 2014, following an 8.4% annualized rate of increase in May. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.9% in June, after growing by 1.7% in May. Food prices rose 2.9% in the 12 months to June, up from the increase of 2.3%...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, June 2014, published July 11
Employment in June was down 0.1% from May. The unemployment rate was 7.1%, up from 7.0% in May. Construction employment was up 2.4% from May while manufacturing employment was down 0.6% from a month earlier. In June, employment stood at 17.8 million, up 0.4% from June 2013. Full-time employment grew by 33,500 from May, while part-time employment decreased by 43,000 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 35,600 from June 2013, while part-time increased by 36,600 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in six provinces. Alberta (+3.7%), New Brunswick...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, May 2014, published July 7
Municipalities issued $6.9 billion worth of building permits in May, up 13.8% from April but 6.4% lower than in May 2013. Four provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. The largest increase was recorded in Manitoba (+45.1%) followed by British Columbia (+7.7%) and New Brunswick (+7.5%). Double-digit annualized decreases over May 2013 occurred in three provinces. The largest year-over-year losses were recorded in Prince Edward Island (-57.6%), followed by Nova Scotia (-32.2%) and Quebec (-26.0%). Ontario experienced a 7.8% decline. Builders took out residential...
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