Press Release August 9, 2021 Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January 2020 to May 2021 From March to June 2020, 8,620 more lives were lost than would be expected.…
Press Release Labour Force Survey, July 2021 Employment rose by 94,000 (+0.5%) in July, adding to an increase of 231,000 (+1.2%) in June. Continue reading Farm product prices, June 2021…
Press Release Canadian international merchandise trade, June 2021 In June, a sharp increase in exports resulted in Canada’s merchandise trade balance returning to a surplus position, reaching $3.2 billion. This…
Press Release Building permits, June 2021 The total value of building permits rose 6.9% to $10.3 billion in June. Seven provinces contributed to the gain, led by Ontario, which jumped…
Press Release Financial market statistics, June 2021 Data on financial markets are now available for June. Continue reading Launch of Rural Canada Statistics Portal Today, Statistics Canada is launching a…
Press Release Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, May 2021 Payroll employment fell by 257,500 (-1.6%) in May, with much of the decline concentrated in service industries in…
Press Release Consumer Price Index, June 2021 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in June, down from a 3.6% gain in May. On a seasonally…
Press Release After five years of increases, police-reported crime in Canada was down in 2020, but incidents of hate crime increased sharply Police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the…
Press Release Retail trade, May 2021 Retail sales declined 2.1% to $53.8 billion in May. The largest declines occurred at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (-11.3%) and…
Press Release Employment Insurance, May 2021 Approximately 1.7 million Canadians received regular EI benefits in May, up 83,000 (+5.2%) from a month earlier. Continue reading Study: Parents’ use of child…