The Daily Thursday, December 21, 2023
Press Release
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, October 2023
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 44,600 (-0.2%) in October, offsetting an increase of 36,200 (+0.2%) in September and following little variation in July and August.
Retail trade, October 2023
Retail sales increased 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1.1%).
Travel between Canada and other countries, October 2023
In October, the number of non-resident visitors to Canada accounted for 88.3% of the number observed in October 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of returning Canadian residents reached 90.8% of the level recorded in October 2019.
Economic and Social Reports, December 2023
Six new articles are available in today’s release ofEconomic and Social Reports.
Economic outlook among businesses majority-owned by racialized individuals from the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, fourth quarter 2023
The recently released Canadian Survey on Businesses Conditions includes a companion article titled “The expectations and economic outlook among businesses majority-owned by racialized individuals, fourth quarter of 2023,” published today. The article details information collected from the survey on businesses majority-owned by racialized individuals, where majority-ownership is defined as 51% or more. Majority-ownership was self-reported for private sector businesses only.
Food services and drinking places, October 2023
Food services and drinking places data for Canada and the provinces are now available for October.
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, September 2023
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures are now available for September.
Refined petroleum products, November 2023
Data for November on the production and inventories of refined petroleum products in Canada are now available upon request.
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