The Daily Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Press Release
Consumer Price Index, June 2020
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.7% on a year-over-year basis in June, up from a 0.4% decline in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI increased 1.0% in June, following a 0.1% increase in May.
Study: Increasing selection of immigrants from among temporary foreign workers in Canada
Statistics Canada is releasing the first three studies of a five-part series that provides a broad overview of the increasing importance of temporary foreign workers in the selection and labour market outcomes of new immigrants in Canada.
Study: Shelters for victims of abuse with ties to Indigenous communities or organizations in Canada, 2017/2018
There were 85 shelters for victims of abuse that had ties to First Nations, Métis or Inuit communities or organizations operating across Canada in 2017/2018. These Indigenous shelters, which are primarily mandated to serve victims of abuse, play an important role for victims leaving abusive situations by providing a safe environment and basic living needs, as well as different kinds of support and outreach services. Over a one-year period, there were more than 10,500 admissions to Indigenous shelters; the vast majority of these admissions were women (63.7%) and their accompanying children (36.1%).
Study: Expected changes in spending habits during the recovery period
Around mid-June, physical distancing measures began easing across the country, giving Canadians more opportunities to spend money. However, COVID-19 is still with us, shopping habits have changed and there are 1.8 million fewer employed Canadians now than there were prior to the pandemic.
Travel between Canada and other countries, May 2020
International travel remained low throughout May, the second full month that travel restrictions were in effect to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Food services and drinking places, May 2020
Following two consecutive months of decreased sales due to COVID-19 regulations, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 35.3% (seasonally adjusted) to $3.1 billion in May compared with April. With businesses across the country gradually reopening, higher sales were reported across all industry groups and each of the provinces and territories. Nevertheless, when comparing May 2020 to May 2019, unadjusted sales are still down by half (-49.9%).
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Flash estimate, June 2020
Given the rapidly evolving economic situation, Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the manufacturing sector for the month of June. The advance results for June indicate that manufacturing sales rose 16.8%.
Weekly aircraft movements, July 4 to 10, 2020
Data on weekly aircraft itinerant movements are now available for July 4 to 10, 2020.
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