Press Release Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2021 The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) rose 2.0% in January, mainly as a result of higher prices for lumber…
Press Release Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2020 Average weekly earnings were $1,112 in December, little changed compared with November. Continue reading Monthly civil aviation statistics,…
Press Release Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2020 In the fourth quarter, Canadian corporations reported a 7.9% increase in net income before taxes, an increase of $6.1 billion,…
Press Release Monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, December 2020 The number of exporting enterprises in Canada rose 1.4% in December to 19,649, the largest month-over-month growth since July.…
Press Release Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, November 2020 While the number of business openings (49,956) exceeded the number of business closures (35,533) for the fifth consecutive month,…
Press Release Retail trade, December 2020 Retail sales posted their largest decline since the low of April driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing 3.4% to $53.4 billion in December. Continue…
Press Release Employment Insurance, December 2020 In December, the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 2.0% (+26,000) to 1.3 million. Continue reading Intellectual Property Awareness and Use…
Press Release Consumer Price Index, January 2021 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.0% on a year-over-year basis in January, up from a 0.7% increase in December. On a seasonally…
Press Release Canada’s international transactions in securities, December 2020 Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $26.9 billion of foreign securities in December, largely purchases of US shares. Meanwhile, non-residents added $5.1…
Press Release Wholesale trade, December 2020 Wholesale sales fell 1.3% in December to $66.5 billion, the first decline after seven consecutive increases. The decrease was attributable to sharply lower sales…