The Daily Thursday, October 29, 2020
Press Release
Police-reported crime increases in 2019
Police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), rose 5% in the year prior to the pandemic—from 75.6 in 2018 to 79.5 in 2019. This is the fifth consecutive annual increase in the CSI. Nevertheless, the 2019 index remained 9% lower than a decade earlier.
Police-reported data on homicide, 2019
Data on police-reported homicide for 2019 are now available.
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, August 2020
The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer, measured in the SEPH as payroll employment, rose by 303,200 (+2.0%) in August. This followed large increases in July (+759,500; +5.3%) and June (+665,500; +4.9%), and brought the total payroll employment change since February to a decrease of 1.6 million (-9.5%).
Building permits, September 2020
All sectors observed gains in the total value of building permits issued in September, which rose 17.0% to $9.4 billion. Over three-quarters of this growth came from permits issued in Ontario.
Monthly civil aviation statistics, August 2020
In August, typically the best month for the Canadian airline industry, there were signs of recovery, with the number of passengers surpassing one million for the first time since March.
Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, August 2020
The pace of recovery in aircraft movements slowed in August, even as domestic traffic (within Canada) continued to expand. Total aircraft take-offs and landings were down over one-quarter (-28.3%) from August 2019. The impact of the year-over-year decrease (-40.0%) in itinerant activity (flights from one airport to another) was mitigated by the uptick in local traffic (+2.1%), i.e., flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport.
Urban public transit, August 2020
In August, the country’s bus, train and subway operators reported 56.1 million passenger trips, continuing the steady increase observed each month since the low of 24.9 million trips in April. However, on a year-over-year basis, the number of transit passengers has remained much lower since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and August was no exception, with passenger trips down 61.6% from August 2019.
Price trends in key Canadian housing markets, third quarter 2020
The Residential Property Price Index (2017=100) is now available for the third quarter of 2020.
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