The Daily Thursday, July 20, 2017
Press Release
Employment Insurance, May 2017
In May, 525,300 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down 12,800 (-2.4%) from April. This continues a downward trend that began in late autumn 2016, reflecting the relative strength observed in the economy.
StatCan Blog: Mapping Canada’s wages
There’s a new item in Statistics Canada’s labour statistics toolbox.
Travel between Canada and other countries, May 2017
From January through to the end of May, the number of US travellers to Canada in 2017 remained steady (-0.3%) compared with the same five months of 2016. This followed two calendar years in which the number of US travellers grew by 8.4% (2015) and 8.3% (2016).
Pipeline transportation of oil and other liquid petroleum products, May 2017
Pipelines received 19.6 million cubic metres of crude oil and equivalent products from Canadian fields and plants in May, up 29.6% from May 2016. Of this volume, 97% came from Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Canadian potato production, June 2017
Potato farmers planted 344,884 acres (139 571 hectares) of potatoes in 2017, down 0.6% from 2016, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 13 years. Seeded area decreased in every province except Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.
Annual retail trade, 2015
E-commerce retail sales grew eight times as fast as retail sales from 2014 to 2015. E-commerce sales increased 13.3%, from $10.2 billion in 2014 to $11.5 billion in 2015. In comparison, total retail sales rose 1.6%, from $566.6 billion in 2014 to $575.5 billion in 2015. In 2015, e-commerce sales represented 2.0% of the retail sector’s total sales.
Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries, May 2017
Data for May from the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries are now available on the Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production page of the Natural Resources Canada website.
Construction Union Wage Rate Index, June 2017
The Construction Union Wage Rate Index (including supplements) for Canada was unchanged in June compared with the previous month. The composite index increased 0.1% over the 12 months ending in June.
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