The Daily Thursday, August 29, 2019
Press Release
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, June 2019
Non-farm payroll employees earned an average of $1,026 per week in June, down 0.5% from the previous month, and up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Canada’s balance of international payments, second quarter 2019
Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $10.2 billion to $6.4 billion in the second quarter, the lowest level since Canada returned to a deficit position at the end of 2008.
Survey on Health Research Priorities, 2019
One-third of Canadians deemed disease prevention the most important type of health research, while about one-quarter identified research to improve health services as the priority. Another quarter identified laboratory research to better understand the cause of disease as the priority.
Did you know?
Did you know? Most prostate and female breast cancer cases are diagnosed early (stages I and II), whereas colorectal and lung cancer cases tend to be diagnosed late (stages III and IV).
Farm Product Price Index, June 2019
The Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) fell 0.7% in June compared with the same month a year earlier, as lower prices for oilseeds offset higher grain and livestock commodity prices.
Motor vehicle fuel sales, 2018
Gross sales of gasoline for which road taxes were paid have been relatively steady in the last two years. In 2018, gross sales of gasoline declined by 0.4% to 44.8 billion litres following a 0.3% decrease in 2017. Gross sales of gasoline continued to decline nationally since the 2016 peak of 45.0 billion litres which was likely induced by the weakening of global crude oil prices.
Monthly civil aviation statistics, June 2019
The six Canadian Level I air carriers flew 7.2 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in June, up 1.0% from June 2018 and continuing the upward year-over-year monthly trend that began in April 2014. This followed a 2.9% gain in May 2019 and represented the smallest monthly increase in the last three and a half years.
Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, June 2019
Aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations increased 1.4% in June. Combined, 90 airports recorded 556,917 movements, compared with 91 airports totalling 549,294 movements in June 2018.
New products
Canadian Labour Market Observatory: “Earnings and payroll employment in brief: Interactive app”
Catalogue number Catalogue number142000012019001, (HTML)
Aviation: “Monthly Aircraft Movements: Major airports – NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, June 2019”
Catalogue number Catalogue number51-004-X2019012, (HTML | PDF)
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