Consumer Price Index, April, 2015, published May 22, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8% in April compared with April 2014, after increasing 1.2% in March. The CPI in April for goods was down 0.7% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.0%. Gasoline prices decreased 21.0% from April 2014, after falling 19.2% in March. Overall, energy prices fell 13.5% between April 2014 and April 2015, following a 10.4% annualized rate of decrease in March. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% in April, down from 2.3% in March. Food prices rose 3.6% in the 12 months to April, after a 3.8% rate of...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, March 2015, published May 20
Wholesalers sold $53.9 billion worth of goods and services in March, up 0.8% from February and 5.6% higher than in March 2014. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 5.7% from March 2014. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 1.0% in March from February. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces. Prince Edward Island (+16.7%) led the way, followed by Saskatchewan (+12.2%) and British Columbia (+8.2%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 2.2% from March 2014, while Ontario recorded an annualized gain of 7.7%. Newfoundland and Labrador was the only...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, April 2015, published May 8
Employment in April decreased by 19,700 from March. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8%. Construction employment was down 2.0% from March while manufacturing employment grew by 0.6% from a month earlier. In April, employment stood at 17.9 million, up 0.8% from April 2014. Full-time employment grew by 46,900 from March, while part-time employment decreased by 66,500 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 165,800 from April 2014, while part-time dropped by 26,600 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in seven provinces. Manitoba (+2.9%), Alberta...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, March 2015, published April 10
Employment in March increased by 28,700 from February. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8%. Construction employment was down 0.9% from February while manufacturing employment fell by 0.1% from a month earlier. In March, employment stood at 17.9 million, up 0.8% from March 2014. Full-time employment fell by 28,200 from February, while part-time employment increased by 56,800 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 110,500 from March 2014, while part-time grew by 27,600 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in six provinces. Manitoba (+3.1%), ...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, February 2015, published April 9
Municipalities issued $6.1 billion worth of building permits in February, down 0.9% from January and 5.0% lower than in February 2014. Three provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. The largest year-over-year gain was recorded in Nova Scotia (+83.4%) followed by Manitoba (+17.9%) and British Columbia (+15.9%). The largest annualized losses occurred in Prince Edward Island (-61.1%) and New Brunswick (-23.7%). Ontario recorded an 11.6% annualized decline, while Quebec’s loss was 3.3%. Builders took out residential building permits worth $4.1 billion in February,...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, February, 2015, published March 20, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.0% in February compared with February 2014, matching the increase in January. The CPI in Febuary for goods was down 0.3% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.3%. Gasoline prices decreased 21.8% from February 2014, after falling 26.9% in January. Overall, energy prices fell 10.8% between February 2014 and February 2015, following a 12.9% annualized rate of decrease in January. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% in February, down from 2.3% in January. Food prices rose 3.9% in the 12 months to February,...
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