The Daily Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Press Release
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2024
The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.2% month over month in December and increased 4.1% year over year. The Raw Materials Price Index grew 1.3% on a monthly basis in December and increased 9.1% year over year.
Linguistic diversity in Canada: Shedding light on 2021 Census data on non-official languages
In 2021, 98% of Canadians knew English or French, the country’s two official languages, while around 10.7 million people, or nearly 3 in 10 Canadians, could converse in a non-official language.
Economic and Social Reports, January 2025
There are four new articles available in today’s release of Economic and Social Reports.
Perspectives on affordability and inequality
Since early 2021, when inflationary pressures began to build, the impact of cumulative price increases on consumers has created ongoing affordability challenges for many families. Average disposable incomes have risen, albeit unevenly, for lower, middle, and higher-income households throughout the inflationary period. At the same time, elevated shelter and debt charges have weighed on savings for middle-income households. Stresses from elevated prices and the deterioration of housing and rental affordability have impacted self-reported life satisfaction, which has been falling among more economically vulnerable populations, even as wages have risen.
Periodical publishing, 2023
Operating revenues in the Canadian periodical publishers industry saw modest growth in 2023, increasing 1.9% (+$19.3 million) from 2021, after a significant decline from 2019 to 2021 (-$175.0 million). Operating revenues in the industry were $1.0 billion for 2023. Industry revenues remained largely concentrated in 2023, with the majority stemming from Ontario (63.2%) and Quebec (17.6%).
Food services and drinking places, November 2024
Total sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased for the fourth consecutive month in November, rising 1.4% to $8.3 billion.
Monthly Mineral Production Survey, November 2024
Data from the Monthly Mineral Production Survey and the Monthly Survey of Smelters and Metal Refineries are now available for November.
Weekly aircraft movements, January 4 to 10, 2025
Weekly data on aircraft itinerant movements are now available for January 4 to 10, 2025.
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