The Daily Friday, June 23, 2017
Press Release
Consumer Price Index, May 2017
The Consumer Price Index rose 1.3% on a year-over-year basis in May, following a 1.6% increase in April. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was down 0.2% in May, after increasing 0.4% in April.
StatCan Blog: How to measure changes in Canada’s grocery bill,
They are the most knowledgeable people in the grocery aisles, but they don’t work for the stores and they aren’t there to buy anything. Their job is to record the prices for Statistics Canada.
Life After Service Survey, 2016
Since being released from military service, four in five Regular Force Veterans returned to work at a civilian job or ran a business. When asked about their activities over the past 12 months, almost two-thirds (65%) of Veterans reported primarily working at a job or running a business, while 8% reported they were disabled or on a disability leave. The remainder were either retired and not looking for work (16%), or attending school or receiving training (5%).
Spending on research and development, 2016
Canada’s gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) fell from $34.5 billion in 2014 to $33.9 billion in 2015. Intentions for 2016 show that gross domestic expenditures are anticipated to remain virtually unchanged from 2015 estimates.
Natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, April 2017
Natural gas transmission pipelines received 535.4 million gigajoules of natural gas from fields, gathering systems and plants in April, up 6.8% from the same month in 2016. Seven provinces posted receipts, with Alberta (72.7%) and British Columbia (24.5%) holding the majority.
Oilseed crushing statistics, May 2017
Oilseed processors crushed 701 002 tonnes of canola in May. Oil production totalled 309 110 tonnes, while meal production totalled 395 008 tonnes.
Deliveries of major grains, May 2017
Data on major grain deliveries are now available for May.
Connecting Stats, Stories and People,
Today, Statistics Canada launches a new blog: Connecting Stats, Stories and People. The blog will be published monthly and will feature compelling interviews with key data users and stakeholders on how, together, we tell Canada’s story in numbers. To mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation, this blog will highlight the views of historians, genealogists, academics, students, and others throughout 2017.
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