The Daily Monday, August 16, 2021
Press Release
Wholesale trade, June 2021
Wholesale sales fell 0.8% in June, reflecting sharp declines in the building material and supplies, and machinery, equipment and supplies subsectors. Sales of wholesale goods in the second quarter of 2021 were 2.6% higher than in the first quarter.
New motor vehicle sales, June 2021
New motor vehicle sales data for Canada and the provinces are now available for June.
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2021
Manufacturing sales rose 2.1% in June, mostly attributable to improved production at auto assembly plants and higher sales of petroleum and coal products.
Machinery and Equipment Price Index, second quarter 2021
The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (2016=100) is now available for the second quarter.
Estimates of multifactor productivity growth in the provinces, 2019
Multifactor productivity in the business sector increased in the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec in 2019, and declined in Ontario and the four Western provinces. Multifactor productivity measures the extent to which inputs are efficiently used in the production process. Growth in this area is often associated with technological change, organizational change and economies of scale.
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