The Daily Monday, December 21, 2020
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December 21, 2020
Study: The COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on life satisfaction
Both before and during the pandemic, life satisfaction was similar among women and men.
Adult and youth correctional population in Canada declined in 2018/2019
While balancing public safety concerns, reducing the number of persons held in correctional institutions is seen as a preventive measure to reducing public health risk associated with COVID-19 transmission. In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unprecedented decline in the number of adults in a correctional institution.
New Housing Price Index, November 2020
New home buyers saw prices rise 0.6% in November at the national level, with prices up in 21 of the 27 census metropolitan areas surveyed.
Study: COVID-19 Impact Analysis and 2020 Outlook: Retail Services Price Index
Retail sales generally rise and fall in tandem with the business cycle. However, the Retail Services Price Index (RSPI)—which measures the difference between the purchase price and the selling price of a product (margin price)—can remain positive, despite a sharp drop in sales.
Wholesale trade: Early indicator, November 2020
Given the rapidly evolving economic situation, Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the wholesale sector for the month of November. The advance results for November indicate that wholesale sales rose 1.0%. The increase reflects widespread growth, particularly in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories, and the building material and supplies subsectors.
Railway carloadings, October 2020
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada continued to recover, moving closer to pre-pandemic levels, for the second month in a row.
Revenue of advertising and related services up in 2019
The advertising and related services industry generated $11.1 billion in operating revenue in 2019, up 3.1% from 2018. Operating expenses grew at a higher rate (+3.6%), leading to a decline in the industry’s operating profit margin, to 14.2%.
Dairy statistics, October 2020
The total amount of milk sold off farms increased 1.7% year over year to 789 062 kilolitres in October. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes decreased 2.8% to 235 585 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes increased 3.7% year over year to 553 477 kilolitres.
Monthly Mineral Production Survey, October 2020
Data from the Monthly Mineral Production Survey and the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries are now available for October.
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