The Daily Friday, September 21, 2018
Press Release
Consumer Price Index, August 2018
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% on a year-over-year basis in August, following a 3.0% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.1% in August, after increasing 0.5% in July.
Retail trade, July 2018
Retail sales rose 0.3% to $50.9 billion in July on higher sales at food and beverage stores and gasoline stations. Excluding the lower sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, retail sales increased 0.9%.
Travel between Canada and other countries, July 2018
US residents made 2.0 million trips to Canada in July, down 1.4% from June. However, after adjusting for normal seasonal variation, July’s total was close to the monthly average for 2018.
Estimating the demand for cannabis, fourth quarter 2018
Cannabis products will become legal for recreational purposes on October 17, 2018. In anticipation of this change, Statistics Canada has estimated how large the cannabis market may be in the fourth quarter. The estimates are derived using census population data and statistics from the National Cannabis Survey.
Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey, 2016
The Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination survey data are now available for the reference year 2016.
Refined petroleum products, August 2018
Data on the production, inventories and domestic sales of refined petroleum products for Canada and the regions are now available for August upon request.
New products
Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts
Catalogue number Catalogue number13-605-X, (PDF | HTML)
Review of Economic Statistics, September 21, 2018
Catalogue number Catalogue number36260001, (HTML)
International Travel: Advance Information, July 2018, vol. 34, no. 7
Catalogue number Catalogue number66-001-P, (HTML | PDF)
New studies and articles
Catalogue numberComparing Canada’s and China’s Bilateral Trade Data
Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts
Catalogue numberEstimating the demand for cannabis
Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts
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