Consumer Price Index, January, 2014, published February 21
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.5% in January compared with January 2013, following a 1.2% increase in December. The CPI for goods increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to January while the CPI for services was up 1.8% over the same period. Gasoline prices increased 4.6% from January 2013, after gaining 4.7% in December. Overall, energy prices grew 4.8% between January 2013 and January 2014, following a 4.6% increase in December. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.2% in January, after growing by 1.0% in December. Food prices rose 1.1% in the 12 months to January,...
Read MoreRetail Trade, December 2013, published February 21
Retail sales in November were $40.2 billion, a decrease of 1.8% from November and up 3.4% from December 2012. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 1.1% from December 2012. Retail sales in volume terms fell 2.2% from November. Decreases in month-over-month sales were reported in 9 of 11 sectors representing 79% of retail trade. Total retail sales for 2013 were $477.4 billion, up 2.5% over the same period last year. December 2013 sales over December 2012 were up in all provinces. Alberta led the way with a 7.3% sales...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, December 2013, published February 19
Wholesalers sold $49.6 billion worth of goods and services in December, down 1.4% from November and 2.1% higher than in December 2012. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 2.3% from December 2012. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 1.6% in December from November. Annualized wholesale sales grew in six provinces. Prince Edward Island (+10.8%) led the way, followed by Saskatchewan (+7.1%). Ontario’s wholesale sales in December were up (+2.9%) from a year earlier while Quebec’s wholesale sales fell by 0.6% from December 2012. Wholesalers’...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, December, 2013, published January 24, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.2% in December compared with December 2012, following a 0.9% increase in November. The CPI for goods increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to December while the CPI for services was up 1.5% over the same period. Gasoline prices increased 4.7% from December 2012, after gaining 0.4% in November. Overall, energy prices grew 4.6% between December 2012 and December 2013, following a 2.3% increase in November. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.0% in December, after growing by 0.8% in November. Food prices rose 1.0% in the 12 months to December,...
Read MoreRetail Trade, November 2013, published January 23
Retail sales in November were $41.0 billion, an increase of 0.6% from October and up 3.1% from November 2012. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 2.5% from November 2012. Retail sales in volume terms rose 0.8% from October. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 9 of 11 sectors representing 72% of retail trade. Total retail sales for the first 11 months of 2013 were $437.6 billion, up 2.6% over the same period last year. November 2013 sales over November 2012 were up in all provinces. Alberta led the way...
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