Consumer Price Index, August 2014, published September 19, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 2.1% in August compared with August 2013, the same rate of annualized increase as in July. The CPI in August for goods was up 1.7% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.4%. Gasoline prices decreased 2.1% from August 2013, after rising 2.1% in July. Overall, energy prices grew 3.3% between August 2013 and August 2014, following a 4.7% annualized rate of increase in July. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 2.0% in August, after growing by 1.8% in July. Food prices rose 2.2% in the 12 months to August, after a 2.9% rate of...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, July 2014, published September 19
Wholesalers sold $52.9 billion worth of goods and services in July, down 0.3% from June but 6.1% higher than in July 2013. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 4.9% from July 2013. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 0.6% in July from June. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces. Prince Edward Island (+16.5%) led the way, followed by Manitoba (+10.0%) and British Columbia (+8.5%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 2.6% from July 2013 while Ontario’s annualized increase was 7.2%. The only year-over-year lose occurred in Newfoundland...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, August 2014, published September 5
Employment in August was down 0.1% from July. The unemployment rate was 7.0%, unchanged from July. Construction employment was up 1.9% from July while manufacturing employment fell 0.6% from a month earlier. In August, employment stood at 17.9 million, up 0.5% from August 2013. Full-time employment fell by 2,300 from July, while part-time employment decreased by 8,700 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 15,300 from August 2013, while part-time increased by 66,000 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in eight provinces. Alberta (+1.76%), ...
Read MoreRetail Trade, June 2014, published August 22
Retail sales in June were $42.6 billion, an increase of 1.1% from May and up 5.9% from June 2013. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 5.6% from June 2013. In the first six months of 2014, retail sales were up 4.7% compared with the same period last year. Retail sales in volume terms grew by 0.6% from May. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 8 of 11 sectors representing 71% of retail trade. June 2014 sales over June 2013 were up in all provinces. Alberta led the way with an 8.8% sales gain, followed by...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, July 2014, published August 22, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 2.1% in July compared with July 2013, following a 2.4% increase in June. The CPI in July for both goods and services was up 2.1% from a year earlier. Gasoline prices increased 2.1% from July 2013, after rising 5.4% in June. Overall, energy prices grew 4.7% between July 2013 and July 2014, following a 6.7% annualized rate of increase in June. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.8% in July, after growing by 1.9% in June. Food prices rose 2.9% in the 12 months to July, the same rate of annualized increase as posted in June. The cost of food...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, June 2014, published August 20
Wholesalers sold $53.0 billion worth of goods and services in June, up 0.6% from May and 8.7% higher than in June 2013. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 8.5% from June 2013. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 0.7% in June from May. Annualized wholesale sales grew in all provinces. Prince Edward Island (+16.1%) led the way, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador (+14.5%) and British Columbia (+12.0%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 3.4% from June 2013 while Ontario’s annualized increase was 10.0%. Wholesalers’ inventories in June...
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