The Daily Thursday, December 13, 2018
Press Release
December 13, 2018
Canada’s international investment position, third quarter 2018
Canada’s net foreign asset position increased by $116.1 billion to $647.9 billion in the third quarter.
New Housing Price Index, October 2018
New housing prices were unchanged on a national basis for a third month in a row.
Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), second quarter 2018
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds edged up 0.6% from the first quarter to surpass $1.9 trillion in the second quarter. On a year-over-year basis, the market value of assets grew 7.0% over the second quarter of 2017.
Supply and disposition of refined petroleum products, September 2018
Refinery receipts of crude oil decreased in September, while refinery production and domestic sales of refined petroleum products increased compared with the same month in 2017.
Canadian potato production, October 2018
Potato production decreased 2.6% from 2017 to 103.8 million hundredweight in 2018, the result of challenging growing and harvesting conditions in most regions of Canada. Total potato production was led by Prince Edward Island (21.8%), Alberta (21.5%) and Manitoba (19.6%).
Canadian Agriculture at a Glance, census year 2016
The article “Female and young farm operators represent a new era of Canadian farmers” is now available. This is the fourth article from Canadian Agriculture at a Glance, a compendium of analytical articles based on 2016 Census of Agriculture data.
Automotive equipment rental and leasing, 2017
The automotive equipment rental and leasing industry group generated $6.8 billion in operating revenue in 2017, up 8.6% from 2016. Businesses in Ontario and Quebec accounted for 61.8% of the growth.
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