The Daily Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Press Release
October 22, 2019
Retail trade, August 2019
Sales in the retail trade sector edged down 0.1% in August to $51.5 billion. Sales were down in six subsectors, representing 51% of retail trade.
Travel between Canada and other countries, August 2019
Travel by US residents to Canada was 1.9% higher than in August 2018 and reached its highest level for the month since 2007.
Food services and drinking places, August 2019
On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.3% to $6.2 billion in August. Higher sales were reported in full-service restaurants (+0.4%) and limited-service restaurants (+0.4%), whereas sales in drinking places decreased 0.5%. Sales at special food services remained unchanged.
Canadian Community Health Survey: Combined data, 2017 and 2018
Combined data for the 2017 and 2018 reference years are now available from the Canadian Community Health Survey.
Monthly Mineral Production Survey, August 2019
Data for August from the Monthly Mineral Production Survey and the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries are now available on the Monthly Statistics of Mineral Production page of the Natural Resources Canada website.
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