The Daily Monday, September 28, 2020
Press Release
Monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, July 2020
The number of exporting enterprises rose for a third consecutive month to reach 18,946 firms in July, up 2.2% from June. Compared with pre-pandemic levels in February, the number of exporters was down by 7.1% as the rate of recovery slowed somewhat in July compared with the previous two months.
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, June 2020
The June estimates of business openings and closures show that, with the continued easing of COVID-19 restrictions, there was a slight decrease in business closures and a large increase in business openings from May to June.
Portrait of jobs related to infrastructure
In 2019, there were 608,318 jobs related to infrastructure in Canada, comprising 1.17 billion hours worked with an average hourly wage of $32.04. The hours worked in infrastructure-related jobs represented 3.6% of total hours worked in the Canadian economy. Jobs related to infrastructure include direct employment, such as the employees of a construction company building a bridge, but also indirect employment, such as the manufacturer supplying the steel and the restaurant worker supplying the meals. The Infrastructure Economic Account Human Resource Module provides characteristics of those jobs for the provinces and territories for 2009 to 2019.
Gasoline sales flat in 2019
Even before the economic impact of COVID-19 was felt, the last two years have seen little change in the sale of gasoline on which road taxes were paid. In 2019, the total gross sales of gasoline in Canada remained essentially the same at 44.8 billion litres, following a slight decrease (-0.4%) in 2018.
Study: A Canada–US Comparison of the Economic Outcomes of STEM Immigrants
In both Canada and the United States, immigrants are a large source of labour supply with training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In Canada, adult immigrants accounted for 44% of all individuals aged 25 to 64 with a university degree in a STEM field in 2016, compared with 24% in the United States.
Production and disposition of tobacco products, August 2020
Canadian manufacturers produced 1.5 billion cigarettes in August, down 19.1% from July. Cigarette production was 5.6% higher compared with August 2019.
Freight Rail Services Price Index, September 2020
The Freight Rail Services Price Index (2018=100) is now available for September.
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