The Daily Friday, August 19, 2022
Press Release
Retail trade, June 2022
Retail sales increased 1.1% to $63.1 billion in June, the sixth consecutive increase. Sales were up in 8 of 11 subsectors and were led by higher sales at gasoline stations and motor vehicle and parts dealers.
Almost half of Canadians report a strong sense of belonging to their local community
In 2021 and 2022, almost half of people in Canada (47%) reported having a strong sense of belonging to their community. This percentage was lower among young people aged 15 to 34 (ranging from 37% to 44%) and the LGBTQ2+ population (36%), among other groups.
Monthly credit aggregates, June 2022
Household mortgage debt increased 0.9% to reach $2,040.7 billion in June, a rise of $18.0 billion from May. Compared with June 2021, a strong month of borrowing, mortgages were up 9.6%. This represents the first time that annual growth was below double digits since June 2021. On a seasonally adjusted basis, household mortgage debt grew 0.7% in June, a deceleration from the 0.8% increase recorded in May.
Quarterly civil aviation statistics, first quarter 2022
Operating revenue for the 24 largest Canadian air carriers (Levels I and II) totalled $4.1 billion in the first quarter, well above the same quarter of 2021, but under two-thirds (62.6%) of that generated in the first quarter of 2019.
Monthly Energy Transportation and Storage Survey, June 2022
Data for June 2022 on the transportation and storage of crude oil and other liquid petroleum products are now available.
Fertilizer Shipments Survey, fourth quarter 2021/2022
Data on the shipments, production and market inventories of fertilizer in Canada are now available for the fourth quarter of the 2021/2022 fertilizer year.
Real-time local business conditions, August 8 to 14, 2022
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for August 8 to 14, 2022.
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