Press Release
July 31, 2018
Gross domestic product by industry, May 2018
Real gross domestic product was up 0.5% in May, after increasing 0.1% in April. The rise was widespread as 19 of 20 industrial sectors registered increases.
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, June 2018
The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.5% in June, primarily as a result of higher prices for primary non-ferrous metal products and motorized and recreational vehicles. The Raw Materials Price Index also rose 0.5%, mainly on the strength of higher prices for animals and animal products and metal ores, concentrates and scrap.
Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, June 2018
The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) increased 0.5% in June, following a 0.4% increase in May. The couriers component was up 0.5% in June, while the local messengers and local delivery component increased 0.3%.
Monthly civil aviation statistics, May 2018
The six Canadian Level I air carriers flew 6.6 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in May, up 6.3% from May 2017 and continuing the upward year-over-year monthly trend that began in April 2014.
Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, May 2018
Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for urban transit companies were $342.0 million in May, up 11.2% from the same month last year.
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