The Daily Friday, July 21, 2023
Press Release
Retail trade, May 2023
Retail sales increased 0.2% to $66.0 billion in May. Sales increased in five of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+0.8%) and food and beverage retailers (+1.0%).
New Housing Price Index, June 2023
The national index increased 0.1% month over month in June, driven by price growth in two of Canada’s larger housing markets, Vancouver and Calgary. This national uptick follows the 0.1% increase recorded in the previous month. Prices were up in 4 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed in June 2023, down in 9, and unchanged in the remaining 14 CMAs.
Travel between Canada and other countries, May 2023
In May, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada and returning Canadian residents accounted for 83.6% of the level observed in May 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020, to July 13, 2023 (revised data)
An updated set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported by provincial and territorial public health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now available. Along with this dataset are two aggregated tables that summarize the information available in the dataset. The updated information covers the period from January 15, 2020, to July 13, 2023.
Refined petroleum products, June 2023
Data for June 2023 on the production and inventories of refined petroleum products in Canada are now available upon request.
Real-time local business conditions, July 10 to 16, 2023
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for July 10 to 16, 2023.
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