The Daily Friday, April 28, 2017
Press Release
Gross domestic product by industry, February 2017
Gross domestic product was unchanged in February following three months of growth. Gains in service-producing industries were offset by declines in goods-producing industries.
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, March 2017
The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.8% in March, mainly due to higher prices for motorized and recreational vehicles and primary non-ferrous metal products. The Raw Materials Price Index decreased 1.6%, primarily due to lower prices for crude energy products.
Computer and peripherals price indexes, March 2017
The price of desktop and similar computers, laptop and tablet computers, and servers was unchanged in March.
Commercial Software Price Index, March 2017
The Commercial Software Price Index (CSPI) increased 1.2% in March compared with the previous month.
Food services and drinking places, February 2017
Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 0.5% to $5.6 billion in February. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.3% compared with February 2016 while prices for alcoholic beverages were up 1.8%.
Annual review of the labour market, 2016
The article “Annual review of the labour market, 2016”, released today in the Labour Statistics: Research Papers series, provides an analysis of current labour market trends using a combination of major indicators from the Labour Force Survey; the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours; the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey; and Employment Insurance statistics.
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