The Daily Friday August 21, 2015
Press Releases
August 21, 2015
Consumer Price Index, July 2015
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3% in the 12 months to July, after increasing 1.0% in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.2% in July, after increasing 0.4% in June.
Retail trade, June 2015
Retail sales increased 0.6% to $43.2 billion in June. Sales were up in 8 of 11 subsectors, representing 64% of retail trade.
Production of principal field crops, July 2015
Canadian farmers expect wheat and canola production in 2015 to continue to fall from 2013 record levels, while other major grains, like corn, barley and oats, are reported to increase from 2014 to 2015. Soybean production is predicted to decrease slightly in 2015, after setting consecutive record highs since 2009.
Fertilizer Shipments Survey, fourth quarter 2014/2015
Shipments of monoammonium phosphate within Canada increased by 81 000 tonnes (+6.2%) from the fourth quarter of the 2013/2014 fertilizer year to 1.4 million tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2014/2015.
Oilseed crushing statistics, July 2015
Oilseed processors crushed 695 552 tonnes of canola in July. Oil production totalled 304 422 tonnes, while meal production amounted to 392 262 tonnes.
Milled wheat and wheat flour produced, June 2015
Millers milled 251 498 tonnes of wheat in June, while wheat flour production totalled 190 509 tonnes.
Deliveries of major grains, July 2015
Data on major grain deliveries are now available for July.
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