The Daily Thursday, March 20, 2025
Press Release
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, February 2025
In February, the Industrial Product Price Index grew 0.4% month over month and increased 4.9% year over year. At the same time, the Raw Materials Price Index increased 0.3% month over month and rose 9.3% year over year.
Employment Insurance, January 2025
In January, 478,000 Canadians (-0.4%; -2,000) received regular Employment Insurance benefits, little changed from December and down slightly (-3.6%; -18,000) from the recent peak in August 2024.
Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard
The Employment Insurance Beneficiaries in Rural and Small Town Canada: Interactive Dashboard has been updated with data for the January 2025 reference period.
Monthly credit aggregates, January 2025
In January, the total credit liabilities of households rose 0.3% (+$8.2 billion) to reach $3,043.3 billion, decelerating from December 2024 (+0.4%). Real estate secured debt, composed of both mortgage debt and home equity lines of credit, grew 0.4% (+$9.3 billion) in January 2025. Household mortgage debt increased 0.4% (+$8.9 billion), accelerating in growth from December 2024 on an annualized basis (+4.8% in January 2025; +4.4% in December 2024). In January 2025, the policy interest rate decreased 25 basis points, the sixth consecutive reduction within an eight-month period, ending January at 3.00%.
Monthly Mineral Production Survey, January 2025
Data from the Monthly Mineral Production Survey and the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries are now available for January.
Monthly Energy Transportation and Storage Survey, January 2025
Data for January on the transportation and storage of crude oil and other liquid petroleum products are now available.
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