The Daily Friday, August 14, 2020
Press Release
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2020
Manufacturing sales rose by a record 20.7% to $48.7 billion in June, following an 11.6% increase in May. Sales were up in all 21 industries, led by the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries. Excluding these two industries, manufacturing sales increased 10.3%.
Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins, 2019
In 2019, ethylene (5.4 million tonnes, up 2.2% from 2018), anhydrous ammonia, (4.7 million tonnes, up 1.4%) and urea (4.0 million tonnes, up 2.3%) recorded the highest production levels among industrial chemicals.
Retail Commodity Survey, May 2020
In May, retail sales decreased 20.0% compared with the same month a year earlier, to reach $46.2 billion. Lower sales were recorded in 15 of the 19 commodity groupings. Following shutdowns in April, many Canadian retailers were allowed to resume their business activities as COVID-19-related restrictions eased.
Study: Perceptions of safety of Indigenous people during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new study provides insights on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceptions of safety, both at home and in public, among Indigenous participants in two crowdsourcing data collection initiatives.
Consumer demand and average retail prices for personal protective equipment, January 2017 to June 2020
Data on consumer demand and average retail prices for personal protective equipment from January 2017 to June 2020 are now available upon request.
Personal Protective Equipment Survey, July 2020
Data for the Personal Protective Equipment Survey are now available for July. This survey provides estimates of personal protective equipment (PPE) demand and supply, by type of PPE. Data are available at the Canada and regional levels, and are grouped by industry.
Weekly update: Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
The “Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19” presents selected indicators to help monitor the impact of the pandemic on economic activity in Canada.
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