The Daily Friday, August 20, 2021
Press Release
Retail trade, June 2021
Retail sales were up 4.2% to $56.2 billion in June. Sales were up in 8 out of 11 subsectors, led by higher sales at clothing and clothing accessories stores. During the month of June, public health restrictions, which limited non-essential retail activities, were eased in many regions across the country.
Travel between Canada and other countries, June 2021
Although historically low, the number of international arrivals to Canada in June increased from the same month last year.
Quarterly civil aviation statistics, first quarter 2021
The situation for the Canadian airline industry remained bleak in the first quarter of 2021 as COVID-19 cases continued to rise and more travel restrictions were implemented. With flights to Mexico and the Caribbean suspended as of January 31, some carriers curtailed operations altogether.
Monthly Energy Transportation and Storage Survey, June 2021
Data for June on the transportation and storage of crude oil and other liquid petroleum products are now available.
New Housing Price Index, July 2021
New home prices in Canada (composite of 27 census metropolitan areas) grew at their slowest pace since December 2020.
Fertilizer Shipments Survey, fourth quarter 2020/2021
Shipments of ammonium sulphate within Canada decreased by 32 000 tonnes to 847 000 tonnes in the fourth quarter of the 2020/2021 fertilizer year, down 3.6% from the same quarter a year earlier.
Real-time local business conditions
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for August 9 to 15, 2021.
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