The Daily Friday, June 4, 2021
Press Release Labour Force Survey, May 2021 Employment fell by 68,000 (-0.4%) in May, adding to a decline of 207,000 in April. The unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2%.…
The Daily Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Press Release Building permits, April 2021 The total value of building permits remained at historically high levels in April 2021, edging down 0.5% to $11.1 billion, following the record set…
The Daily Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Press Release Gross domestic product by industry, March 2021 Real gross domestic product grew for the 11th consecutive month, expanding 1.1% in March, as 18 of 20 industrial sectors were…
The Daily Monday, May 31, 2021
Press Release Canada’s balance of international payments, first quarter 2021 Canada’s current account balance (on a seasonally adjusted basis) posted a $1.2 billion surplus in the first quarter after recording…
The Daily Friday, May 28, 2021
Press Release Household economic well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, experimental estimates, fourth quarter 2020 The economic well-being of the lowest-income earners increased more than that of any other households in…
The Daily Thursday, May 27, 2021
Press Release Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, March 2021 Compared with February 2020, payroll employment in Canada was down by 897,900 (-5.3%) in March 2021. Continue reading…
The Daily Wednesday May 26, 2021
Press Release COVID-19 impacts on productivity growth and gender differences in employment Two new articles released in Economic and Social Reports explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different…
The Daily Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Press Release Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, first quarter 2021 In the first quarter of 2021, Canadian corporations reported an increase of 18.1% (+$15.4 billion) in net income before taxes,…
The Daily Friday, May 21, 2021
Press Release Retail trade, March 2021 Retail sales were up 3.6% to $57.6 billion in March, led by higher sales at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers, and…
The Daily Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Press Release Consumer Price Index, April 2021 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% on a year-over-year basis in April, up from a 2.2% gain in March. On a seasonally…
