Labour Force Survey, June 2013, published July 5
Employment in June was unchanged from May. The unemployment rate was also unchanged from May at 7.1% Construction employment grew by 0.1 from May while manufacturing employment increased 0.2% from a month earlier. In June, employment stood at 17.7 million, up 1.4% from June 2012. Full-time employment fell by 32,400 from May, while part-time employment increased by 32,200 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 188,400 from June 2012, while part-time increased by 53,900 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in eight provinces, led by Saskatchewan (+3.6%),...
Read MoreRetail Trade, April 2013, published June 21
Retail sales in April 2013 were $39.5 billion, an increase of 0.1% from March and up 1.5% from April 2012. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 1.6% from April 2012. Retail sales in volume terms were up 0.5% from March. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 6 of 11 sectors representing 51% of total retail sales. Total retail sales for the first four months of 2013 were $157.8 billion, up 1.0% over the same period last year. Sales in the building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers sector in March...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, May, 2013, published June 21, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.7% in May compared with May 2012 following a 0.4% increase in April. Gasoline prices decreased 1.5% from May 2012, after falling 6.0% in April. The decrease in April had been the largest year-over-year decline in gasoline prices since October 2009. Overall, energy prices rose 1.0% between May, 2012 and May 2013, following a 1.9% decrease in April. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.7% in May, the same rate of annualized increase as in April. Natural gas prices advanced 15.4% in the 12 months to May, the largest increase since December...
Read MoreSexton Group Ltd News
The first half of 2013 has been full speed ahead for Sexton Group Ltd with 12 member locations joining from the East Coast to the West Coast of Canada. In Central and Eastern Canada our Group welcomed Del-Pro Building Supplies and Multi-Glass Insulation Ltd. Del-Pro Building Supplies, located in Whitby ON, is a privately owned company with a combined 35 years of experience in the drywall supply industry. Multi-Glass Insulation Ltd is a leading distributor and customized value-added fabricator of insulation systems and other energy conservation building materials to the commercial,...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, May 2013, published June 7
Employment in May was up 0.5% from April. The unemployment rate dropped from 7.2% in April to 7.1% in May. Construction employment grew by 3.3% from April while manufacturing employment decreased 0.8% from a month earlier. In May, employment stood at 17.7 million, up 1.4% from May 2012. Full-time employment grew by 76,700 from April, while part-time employment increased by 18,200 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 258,800 from May 2012, while part-time decreased by 8,700 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in eight provinces, led by Prince Edward...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, April 2013, published June 5
Municipalities issued $7.0 billion worth of building permits in April, up 10.5% from March and 5.4% higher than in April 2012. Fine provinces reported a growth in permits over a year ago led by New Brunswick (+83.4%) British Columbia (+13.4%), and Alberta (+10.0%). Double-digit annualized decreases over April 2012 occurred in three provinces. Prince Edward Island suffered the largest loss (-51.4%) followed by Manitoba (-24.9%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (-23.1%). Quebec experienced a 9.1% decline while Ontario gained 9.9%. Builders took out residential building permits worth $4.4...
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