The Daily Friday, August 31, 2018
Press Release
August 31, 2018
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2018
The Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.2% in July, led by lower prices for primary non ferrous metal products. The Raw Materials Price Index rose 0.7%, primarily due to higher prices for crude energy products.
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, July 2018
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) rose 0.3% in July, following a 0.5% increase in June. The couriers component was up 0.4% while the local messengers and local delivery component posted no change.
Production of principal field crops, July 2018
Data from the July farm survey on field crop production show that farmers in Canada anticipate increased barley production compared with 2017, while production of canola, wheat, soybeans, corn for grain, and oats are all expected to decline.
Recent trends in Canada’s labour market: A rising tide or a passing wave?
The article “Recent trend in Canada’s labour market: A rising tide or a passing wave?” released today in the Labour Statistics at a Glance series, uses data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours, and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) to analyse how the labour market fared over the first six months of 2018. In addition, the analysis highlights noteworthy labour market outcomes by a number of characteristics, including geographic region, educational attainment, job permanency and demographics.
Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, June 2018
Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for urban transit companies rose 5.0% from June 2017 to $357.3 million in June.
Motor vehicle fuel sales, 2017
Gross sales of gasoline for which road taxes were paid have been stable over the last two years. In 2017, gross sales of gasoline edged down 0.1% to 44.9 billion litres following a 0.9% increase in 2016.
Quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, second quarter 2018
Capital expenditures in the oil and gas extraction industries, including exploration and evaluation, declined 6.0% from the second quarter of 2017 to $9.2 billion in the second quarter of 2018. The decline can be explained by the completion of major projects.
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