The Daily Thursday, April 20, 2017
Press Release
Employment Insurance, February 2017
The number of regular Employment Insurance (EI) beneficiaries fell by 11,700 (-2.1%) to 554,200 in February, similar to the level of June 2016—just before the administrative changes that took effect last July.
Travel between Canada and other countries, February 2017
US residents made 2.0 million trips to Canada in February, down 1.1% from the previous month and down 0.6% compared with February 2016. Of these trips to Canada, 673,000 were same-day trips by car, down 1.0% from the previous month and down 4.5% compared with February 2016. The number of overnight US travellers arriving by plane decreased 3.0% from the previous month to 381,000. All provinces except Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador received fewer US travellers than in January.
Air fares, third quarter 2016
Base air fares in Canada, domestic and international combined, averaged $244.90 in the third quarter, down 1.5% from the same quarter in 2015. This marked the sixth consecutive year-over-year quarterly decline.
Pipeline transportation of oil and other liquid petroleum products, February 2017
Opening inventories of crude oil and equivalent products held in pipelines and terminals totalled 12.3 million cubic metres in February.
Construction Union Wage Rate Index, March 2017
The Construction Union Wage Rate Index (including supplements) for Canada was unchanged in March compared with the previous month. The composite index increased 0.5% in the 12 months to March.
Study: Recent developments in the Canadian economy, Spring 2017
This article in the Economic Insights series, released semi-annually, provides an integrated summary of recent changes in output, employment, household demand, international trade and prices.
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