The Daily Friday, June 5, 2020
Press Release
Labour Force Survey, May 2020
In May, employment rose by 290,000 (+1.8%), while the number of people who worked less than half their usual hours dropped by 292,000 (-8.6%). Combined, these changes in the labour market represented a recovery of 10.6% of the COVID-19-related employment losses and absences recorded in the previous two months.
Farm Product Price Index, March 2020
The Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) edged down 0.2% in March compared with the same month a year earlier—the result of lower prices for grains and oilseeds, which offset higher prices for most livestock commodities. This was the first decline following four months of year-over-year increases.
Farm product prices, April 2020
Prices received by farmers in April for grains, oilseeds, specialty crops, cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs and dairy products are now available at the provincial level.
Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, March 2020
As of March 16, lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic were implemented gradually across Canada’s provinces and territories. The subsequent unprecedented reduction in transit ridership had a significant impact on the total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) of urban transit companies, which dropped 31.2% year over year to $235.1 million in March. The number of passenger trips fell more sharply, down 42.0% to 94.8 million trips.
Weekly update: Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
The “Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19” presents selected indicators to help monitor the impact of the pandemic on economic activity in Canada.
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