The Daily Friday, August 30, 2019
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Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2019
Real gross domestic product grew 0.9% in the second quarter, after edging up 0.1% in each of the previous two quarters. This growth was led by a 3.2% rise in export volumes.
Gross domestic product by industry, June 2019
Real gross domestic product was up for the fourth consecutive month in June, rising 0.2%. Growth in 17 of 20 industrial sectors more than compensated for a decline in manufacturing.
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2019
Prices for products manufactured in Canada were down 0.3% in July. Widespread commodity price declines, led by pork, were partially offset by higher prices for motor gasoline and precious metals. Prices for raw materials purchased by manufacturers operating in Canada were up 1.2%, mainly as a result of higher crude energy products prices.
Computers, peripherals and software price indexes, July 2019
Purchasers paid less for software, computers and computer peripherals in July, while smartphone prices edged up.
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, July 2019
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) was down 0.6% in July, after increasing 0.4% in June.
Measuring and analyzing the gender pay gap: A conceptual and methodological overview
Pay inequality between women and men is a persistent phenomenon in Canada and around the world. The gender pay gap is widely used to document gender-based pay inequality and track progress in this regard. The size of the gender pay gap varies, however, depending on how it is measured.
Quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, second quarter 2019
Capital expenditures in the oil and gas extraction industries, including spending on exploration and evaluation, declined for a sixth consecutive quarter to $7.9 billion (-6.0%) in the second quarter.
Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, June 2019
Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for urban transit companies totalled $350.6 million in June.
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