Press Release June 23, 2016 Employment Insurance, April 2016 In April, 538,400 people received regular Employment Insurance benefits, down slightly from the previous month (-4,900 or -0.9%). Continue reading Natural…
Press Release June 22, 2016 Retail trade, April 2016 Following a 0.8% decline in March, retail sales rose 0.9% to $44.3 billion in April. Sales were up in 7 of…
Press Release June 21, 2016 Investment in new housing construction, April 2016 Spending on new residential construction totalled $4.2 billion in April, up 8.4% from the same month a year…
Press Release Consumer Price Index, May 2016 The Consumer Price Index rose 1.5% in the 12 months to May, after increasing 1.7% in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis,…
Press Release June 17, 2016 Consumer Price Index, May 2016 The Consumer Price Index rose 1.5% in the 12 months to May, after increasing 1.7% in April. On a seasonally…
Press Release June 16, 2016 Canada’s international transactions in securities, April 2016 Foreign investment in Canadian securities amounted to $15.5 billion in April, the fourth straight month of relatively strong…
Press Release June 15, 2016 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, April 2016 Manufacturing sales rose 1.0% to $50.4 billion in April, following two consecutive monthly declines. Continue reading Study: Diversity of…
Press Release June 14, 2016 National balance sheet and financial flow accounts, first quarter 2016 National net worth declined 1.5%, or $144.7 billion, to $9,571 billion at the end of…
Press Release June 13, 2016 Canada’s international investment position, first quarter 2016 After six quarters of gains, Canada’s net foreign asset position decreased by $220.2 billion in the first quarter…
Press Release June 10, 2016 Labour Force Survey, May 2016 Employment was little changed in May (+14,000 or +0.1%). With fewer people searching for work, the unemployment rate declined 0.2…