The Daily Thursday, November 27, 2025
Press Release
Canada’s balance of international payments, third quarter 2025
Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed by $11.9 billion to $9.7 billion in the third quarter of 2025.
Government spending by function, 2024
Spending by the consolidated Canadian general government—that is, all levels of government including the federal, provincial, territorial, local and other government entities combined—reached a new high in 2024.
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, September 2025
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 58,000 (-0.3%) in September, offsetting a cumulative increase of 43,200 (+0.2%) in July and August. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was little changed in September.
Monthly international merchandise trade data incorporated in the Canadian macroeconomic accounts for the third quarter of 2025
Today, Statistics Canada released Canada’s balance of international payments (BOP) statistics for the third quarter of 2025. Tomorrow, November 28, statistics on Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) by expenditure will also be published. Both the quarterly BOP and the GDP by expenditure statistics rely on international merchandise trade data as an input.
Dairy statistics, third quarter 2025
Dairy statistics for the third quarter of 2025 are now available for Canada and the provinces.
Production and disposition of tobacco products, October 2025
Canadian manufacturers produced 1.1 billion cigarettes in October 2025, up 5.4% from September 2025. Cigarette production was 9.1% lower compared with October 2024.
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development
Data on the gross domestic expenditures on research and development are now available for 2023 (final), 2024 (preliminary) and 2025 (intentions).
Commercial rents in key Canadian economic markets, third quarter 2025
Data from the Commercial Rents Services Price Index are now available for the third quarter of 2025.
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