The Daily Friday, October 30, 2020
Press Release
Gross domestic product by industry, August 2020
Gross domestic product grew 1.2% in August as 15 of 20 industrial sectors were up and two were essentially unchanged in the month.
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.
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, September 2020
The Industrial Product Price Index edged down 0.1% in September, led by lower prices for energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index fell 2.2%, pulled downward mainly by lower prices for crude energy products.
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, September 2020
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (2003=100) is now available for September.
Tourism Human Resource Module, 2019
In 2019, the tourism sector accounted for 1.9 million jobs in Canada, up 1.5% from 2018, compared with an increase of 2.1% for the economy overall. The strongest job growth in the tourism sector was observed in Saskatchewan (+9.2%) and Nova Scotia (+8.4%), while only New Brunswick (-4.4%) saw a notable decline.
Consumer goods rental sector, 2019
Firms in the consumer goods rental and general rental centres industry groups generated $3.1 billion in operating revenue in 2019, up 5.9% from 2018. Operating expenses rose 5.5%, to $2.5 billion, leading to a 17.9% operating profit margin, the largest since 2016.
Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15 to October 25, 2020 (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 to October 25, 2020.
Poultry and egg statistics, October 2020
Data on stocks of frozen eggs and poultry meats, as well as edible dried egg products, are available for October. Data on the placements of hatchery chicks and turkey poults are available for September, and data on egg production are available for August.
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