The Daily Friday, June 2, 2017
Press Release
Canadian international merchandise trade, April 2017
Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world narrowed to a $370 million deficit in April. Exports rose 1.8% while imports were up 0.6%.
Export and import price indexes, April 2017
Current-weighted and fixed-weighted export and import price indexes (2007=100) on a customs or balance of payments basis are now available, based on the 2007 North American Product Classification System.
Chain Fisher real export and import values, April 2017
The monthly chain Fisher real dollar values (reference year 2007) for Canadian international merchandise trade are available for April.
Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, first quarter 2017
Labour productivity of Canadian businesses rose 1.4% in the first quarter—the largest gain since the second quarter of 2014 (+1.8%) and the second time in three quarters that productivity growth exceeded 1.0%.
Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index, first quarter 2017
The Architectural, Engineering and Related Services Price Index (AESPI) rose by 0.1% in the first quarter, following no change the previous quarter. This marked the first increase since the third quarter of 2014.
Residential construction investment, first quarter 2017
Investment in residential construction totalled $28.2 billion in the first quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter of 2016.
Investment in non-residential building construction (revised data), first quarter 2017
With the release of gross domestic product by income and expenditure for the first quarter, revised data on investment in non-residential building for the first quarter are now available.
Asphalt roofing, April 2017
Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 3.1 million metric bundles in April, down 27.3% from the previous month. Compared with April 2016, shipments were 29.8% lower.
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