The Daily Monday, December 21, 2015
Press Release
December 21, 2015
Electric power statistics, October 2015
Canada’s demand for electricity declined 2.8% from the same month in 2014 to 40.7 million megawatt hours (MWh) in October. Meanwhile, electricity generation decreased 0.7% to 44.7 million MWh, largely driven by declines in Ontario.
Railway carloadings, October 2015
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 29.3 million tonnes in October, down 6.1% from the same month last year.
Study: Do workplace pensions crowd out other retirement savings?
Among workers with annual earnings near the Canadian average, a $1.00 automatic increase in Registered Pension Plan (RPP) contributions results in an average reduction in Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions of $0.55, thus increasing the sum of RPP and RRSP contributions by an average of $0.45 across workers with different propensities to save.
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey: Job vacancy data tables, first and second quarters of 2015
Job vacancy data from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) for the first and second quarters are now available in CANSIM.
Oilseed crushing statistics, November 2015
Oilseed processors crushed 691 136 tonnes of canola in November. Oil production totalled 297 651 tonnes, while meal production amounted to 387 333 tonnes.
Milled wheat and wheat flour produced, October 2015
Millers milled 261 790 tonnes of wheat in October, while wheat flour production totalled 202 510 tonnes.
Deliveries of major grains, November 2015
Data on major grain deliveries are now available for November.
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