The Daily Thursday, February 4, 2021
Press Release
Building construction price indexes, fourth quarter 2020
Prices for residential building construction increased at a faster pace in the fourth quarter (+2.9%) than in the third quarter (+2.5%). The gain in the fourth quarter was the largest on record. Conversely, the growth in prices for non-residential building construction slowed in the fourth quarter (+0.4%) compared with the third quarter (+0.5%).
COVID-19 pandemic puts a damper on sales for Canadian restaurateurs
In 2020, the food services and drinking places subsector was directly affected by government interventions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. All provinces restricted access to businesses and implemented business closures throughout the subsector. With many dining rooms across the country closed, the subsector transitioned to take-out and delivery as its primary means of conducting business. According to the Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places, unadjusted sales for the subsector were down 27.3% throughout the first three quarters of 2020, when compared with the same three quarters in the previous year.
Sawmills, November 2020
Lumber production decreased 4.1% from October to 4 830.8 thousand cubic metres in November. Production was 5.4% higher than in November 2019.
Canadian Economic News, January 2021
The January issue of Canadian Economic News is now available.
Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Data tables, 2017
New data tables on language and harvesting and handcrafting activities of Indigenous Peoples are now available.
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