The Daily Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Press Release
August 21, 2019
Consumer Price Index, July 2019
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in July, matching the increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.4%.
Investment in building construction, June 2019
Total investment in building construction decreased 0.9% in June to $15.1 billion.
Did you know?
Did you know? Investment in building construction grew from $170.0 billion in 2017 to $175.4 billion in 2018 (+3.4%).
Health Reports: Unperceived hearing loss among Canadians aged 40 to 79
Many Canadians are unaware that they have experienced some level of hearing loss. Based on audiometric testing, an estimated 54% of Canadians aged 40 to 79 (8.2 million) have at least mild hearing loss in the high-frequency range, but 77% of them (6.3 million) had not perceived any loss of hearing.
Travel between Canada and other countries, June 2019
US residents made fewer trips to Canada by car in June compared with May, while the number of US arrivals by plane increased. The number of arrivals to Canada from the United States for the first six months of the year was the highest observed for this same period since 2007.
Monthly Mineral Production Survey, June 2019
Data for June 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.
Refined petroleum products, July 2019
Data on the production, inventories and domestic consumption of refined petroleum products for Canada are now available for July upon request.
Natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, June 2019
Data on the transmission, storage and distribution of natural gas are now available for June.
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