Press Release Canadian Perspectives Survey Series 3: Resuming economic and social activities during COVID-19 From June 15 to 21, Statistics Canada conducted a new survey to find out how Canadians…
Press Release Study: Canadians’ willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine The development of a COVID-19 vaccine has been identified as an important factor in reopening the economy and relaxing physical…
Press Release Building permits, May 2020 The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities in May bounced back 20.2% to $7.4 billion, following declines of 13.4% in March…
Press Release Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, 2019 Baby boomers hold the most wealth at almost $1.2 million on average, but…
Press Release Payroll employment, earnings and hours, April 2020 Following a decline of almost one million payroll jobs in March, payroll employment fell by an additional 1,830,200 (-11.4%) in April,…
Press Release Natural resource indicators, first quarter 2020 Real gross domestic product (GDP) of the natural resources sector edged down 0.4% in the first quarter, the third consecutive quarterly decline,…
Press Release Study: Job displacement and job types over the last four decades The Canadian labour market has experienced important changes over the last four decades, the most recent one…
Press Release Retail trade, April 2020 Retail sales were down by just over one-quarter (-26.4%) in April to $34.7 billion. Motor vehicle and parts dealers took the largest hit, while…
Press Release Wholesale trade, April 2020 As the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread throughout the economy, wholesale sales plummeted an unprecedented 21.6% to $49.8 billion in April,…
Press Release Consumer Price Index, May 2020 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on a year-over-year basis in May, down from a 0.2% decline in April. On a seasonally…