The Daily Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Press Release
Consumer Price Index, June 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in June, down from a 3.6% gain in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in June.
Building construction price indexes, second quarter 2021
Residential building construction prices rose 7.5% in the second quarter, the largest increase since the series began in 2017, accelerating from a 4.9% increase in the first quarter. Non-residential building construction prices (+3.7%) grew at their fastest pace since the second quarter of 2008.
Study: The changing sociodemographic characteristics of international students
Over the 2000-to-2019 period, the annual number of first-time study permit holders increased from 70,000 to 250,000.
Experimental estimates of family weekly income through the pandemic, January 2020 to March 2021
The pandemic has led to considerable work interruptions in Canada and around the world since March 2020. In March 2020, employment in Canada fell by more than 1 million and, among those who remained employed, the number of people who worked no hours rose by 1.3 million. Subsequently, employment growth followed the easing and tightening of public health measures, but in March 2021, the number of workers was 296,000 below the pre-pandemic level.
Economic and Social Reports, July 2021
The July 2021 issue of Economic and Social Reports contains four articles.
Railway carloadings, May 2021
In May, Canadian railways transported 29.3 million tonnes of freight, down slightly (-0.9%) from May of 2020. This marked the first decline since October 2020—following six straight months of year-over-year increases.
Weekly aircraft movements, July 10 to 16, 2021
Weekly data on aircraft itinerant movements are now available for July 10 to 16, 2021.
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