The Daily Thursday, May 3, 2018
Press Release
Canadian international merchandise trade, March 2018
Canada’s imports rose 6.0% to a record $51.7 billion in March. Exports also increased, up 3.7% to $47.6 billion. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $2.9 billion in February to a record $4.1 billion in March.
Chain Fisher real export and import values, March 2018
The monthly chain Fisher real dollar values (reference year 2007) for Canadian international merchandise trade are available for March.
Export and import price indexes, March 2018
Current-weighted and fixed-weighted export and import price indexes (2007=100) on a customs or balance of payments basis are now available, based on the 2007 North American Product Classification System.
Study: Association between the frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators
The Canadian federal government has committed to legalizing, regulating and restricting access to non-medical use of cannabis in 2018. To prepare for this change, Statistics Canada has been adapting the national statistical system to measure the social and economic implications of legalized cannabis.
Canadian foreign post indexes, May 2018
Data on Canadian foreign post indexes are now available for May.
Canadian potato production
Following the release of 2016 Census of Agriculture data in May 2017, intercensal revisions for the years 2012 to 2016 are now reflected in CANSIM.
New products
Statistics Canada – Infographics: “Freshwater in Canada: A look at Canada’s freshwater resources from 1971 to 2013”
Catalogue number 11-627-M2018011, (HTML | PDF)
Canadian Foreign Post Indexes, May 2018
Catalogue number 62-013-X, (HTML)
Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database, March 2018
Catalogue number 65F0013X, (Database)
Insights on Canadian Society
Catalogue number 75-006-X, (HTML | PDF)
New studies and articles
Association between the frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators
Insights on Canadian Society
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