Labour Force Survey, May 2016, published June 10
Employment in May increased by 14,000 from April. The unemployment rate was 6.9%, down from 7.1% in April. Construction employment was up 1.3% from April and manufacturing employment increased 0.7% from a month earlier. In May, employment stood at just over 18.0 million, up 0.6% from May 2015. Full-time employment grew by 60,500 from April, while part-time employment decreased by 46,800 from the previous month. Full time employment was up by 127,000 from May 2015, while part-time employment declined by 18,500 over the same period. Employment over the past 12 months grew in five...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, February 2016, published April 7
Municipalities issued $7.4 billion worth of building permits in February, up 15.5% from January and 10.2% higher than in February 2015. Four provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. Alberta reported the largest gain, (+25.6%) followed by Ontario (+17.2%). The largest annualized losses occurred in Nova Scotia (-40.7%), Saskatchewan (-34.3%), and Newfoundland and Labrador (-20.3%). Quebec reported a 2.9% annualized decrease. Builders took out residential building permits worth $4.2 billion in February, up 5.0% from January but 2.5% lower than in February 2015. Just...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, March, 2016, published April 22, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.3% in March compared with March 2015, after an annualized increase of 1.4% in February. The CPI in March for goods was up 0.7% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 1.8%. Gasoline prices in March were down 13.6% from March 2015, after dropping 13.1% in February. Overall, energy prices declined 7.8% between March 2014 and March 2015, following a 7.2% annualized rate of decrease in February. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.0% in March, down from 2.1% in February. Food prices rose 3.6% in the 12 months to...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, March 2016, published April 8
Employment in March increased by 41,300 from February. The unemployment rate was 7.1%, down from 7.3% in February. Construction employment was down 0.4% from February and manufacturing employment decreased 1.8% from a month earlier. In March, employment stood at just over 18.0 million, up 0.7% from March 2015. Full-time employment grew by 35,300 from February, while part-time employment increased by 5,300 from the previous month. Full time employment was up by 133,700 from March 2015, while part-time employment declined by 4,100 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, January 2016, published March 17
Wholesalers sold $57.0 billion worth of goods and services in January, unchanged from December but 5.9% higher than in January 2015. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 2.6% from January 2015. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 0.2% in January from December. Annualized wholesale sales were up in seven provinces. Ontario (+11.2%) led the way, followed by Nova Scotia (+10.4%) and British Columbia (+7.6%). Quebec’s annualized gain was 6.1%. Alberta experienced the largest loss (-10.7%). Wholesalers’ inventories in January increased 0.3% from...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, February, 2016, published March 18, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.4% in February compared with February 2015, after an annualized increase of 2.0% in January. The CPI in February for goods was up 1.0% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 1.6%. Gasoline prices decreased 13.1% from February 2015, after rising 2.1% in January. Overall, energy prices fell 7.2% between February 2014 and February 2015, following a 0.4% annualized rate of decrease in January. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.0% in February, down from 2.2% in January. Food prices rose 3.9% in the 12 months to...
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