The Daily Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Press Release
Canada’s balance of international payments, third quarter 2016
Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed $0.7 billion in the third quarter to $18.3 billion. In the financial account (unadjusted for seasonal variation), strong foreign investment in Canadian corporate bonds led the inflow of funds in the quarter.
Farm income, 2015 (revised data)
Realized net farm income totalled $8.3 billion in 2015, its fifth increase in six years. The 10.7% increase in 2015 followed a 19.3% advance in 2014.
Farm cash receipts, January to September 2016
Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled $43.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2016, down 0.2% from the same period in 2015. Year-over-year gains in the first (+5.9%) and second (+2.5%) quarters of 2016 were not enough to offset an 8.8% decline in receipts during the third quarter.
Canadian potato production, 2016
Potato production was 105.2 million hundredweight (4.7 million tonnes) in 2016, up 0.5% from 2015.
Monthly civil aviation statistics, September 2016
The six Canadian Level I air carriers flew 6.2 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in September, up 11.7% from September 2015.
Quarterly civil aviation statistics, first quarter 2016
Total operating revenue for the 24 largest Canadian air carriers was $5.1 billion in the first quarter, down 1.6% from the same quarter in 2015. Total operating expenses grew 1.5% to $4.9 billion.Continue reading
Electric power statistics, September 2016
Data on electric power for September are now available upon request.Continue reading
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