The Daily Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Press Release
Wholesale trade, June 2020
Wholesale sales continued to rebound in June, jumping 18.5% to $62.1 billion, building on a 5.8% gain in May. The increase in June returned wholesale sales to near pre-pandemic levels.
Consumer Price Index, July 2020
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% on a year-over-year basis in July, down from a 0.7% increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1% in July, following a 1.0% increase in June.
Study: Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian businesses across firm size classes
According to a new study published by Statistics Canada, small firms experienced larger decreases in economic activity than large firms in the quarter coinciding with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Reports: Mental health of Canadian immigrants
New immigrants to Canada are generally healthier than the Canadian-born population. However, few studies of the healthy immigrant effect have examined mental health outcomes, especially by immigrant admission category.
Weekly aircraft movements, August 1 to 7, 2020
Data on weekly aircraft itinerant movements are now available for August 1 to 7, 2020.
Fertilizer Shipments Survey, third and fourth quarters 2019/2020
Data on the shipments, production and market inventories of fertilizer in Canada are now available for the third and fourth quarters of the 2019/2020 fertilizer year.
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