Press Release
March 1, 2024
Energy statistics, December 2023
In December, primary energy production rose 3.2% year over year, with crude oil (+8.1%) leading the increase. At the same time, secondary energy production increased 2.9% with refined petroleum (+3.1%) gaining the most.
Quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, fourth quarter 2023
Capital expenditures in the oil and gas extraction industries decreased by 3.0% in the fourth quarter to $9.8 billion. For the year 2023, capital spending, including exploration and evaluation, totalled $40.0 billion, a 13.4% increase over 2022.
Advertising and related services, 2022
The Canadian advertising and related services industry posted double-digit growth for a second consecutive year in 2022. Operating revenues rose 15.4% from one year earlier to a record-high $13.3 billion, as the industry recovered from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Screened passenger traffic at Canadian airports, January 2024
In January, 4.3 million passengers passed through pre-board security screening at checkpoints operated at Canada’s eight largest airports, an increase of 10.2% from January 2023.
Annual Head Office Survey, 2022
There were 2,654 head office locations across Canada in 2022, a decrease of 1.1% from the previous year. Head office employment also declined slightly (-0.9%) from 210,971 employees in 2021 to 209,029 in 2022.
Housing in rural and small town Canada, 2022
The Rural Canada Housing Profiles (RCHP) data are now available for the 2022 reference year.
For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2023
The For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (2021=100) is now available for the fourth quarter.
Real-time local business conditions, February 19 to 25, 2024
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for February 19 to 25, 2024.
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