The Daily Thursday, February 15, 2018
Press Release
Employment Insurance, December 2017
In December, 500,100 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down 1.1% from November. The number of EI recipients has been on a downward trend since October 2016.
Wholesale Services Price Index, third quarter 2017
The Wholesale Services Price Index (WSPI) was down 0.9% in the third quarter, with five of the eight subsectors posting margin declines. The last quarterly decline of the index occurred in the first quarter of 2015.
Retail Services Price Index, third quarter 2017
The Retail Services Price Index (RSPI) increased 0.4% in the third quarter, following a 0.3% decline in the second quarter. The growth was primarily a result of higher margins at food and beverage stores.
Stocks of frozen and chilled meats, January 1, 2018
Stocks of frozen and chilled meats in cold storage totalled 136 126 tonnes as of January 1, 2018, up 12.1% from January 1, 2017.
Electric power generating stations, 2016
Data on electric power generating stations are now available for 2016.
New products
National Occupational Classification (NOC): “National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Version 1.1”
Catalogue number 12-583-X2018001, (HTML)
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