The Daily Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Press Release
Building permits, April 2020
The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities plummeted 17.1% to $6.0 billion in April.
Canadians’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Almost one-quarter of the crowdsource participants (24%) reported fair or poor mental health, 31% reported good mental health, and nearly half (46%) reported very good or excellent mental health.
Annual retail trade, 2018
Retail customers spent $654.1 billion at Canadian store and non-store retailers in 2018, leading to a 3.9% increase in operating revenue for the retail trade industry over the previous year. This rise was largely attributable to higher prices. In 2018, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 2.3%, the largest upswing since 2011.
Railway carloadings, March 2020
COVID-19 had a substantial impact on manufacturing sales in March, which fell to their lowest level since June 2016. During the same period, the report on international merchandise trade highlighted the early impact of COVID-19 on manufacturers in North America. Despite these declines, in March, 33.2 million tonnes of merchandise travelled on Canadian railways, up 4.7% compared with the same month in 2019.
Weekly aircraft movements, May 9 to 15, 2020
Data on weekly aircraft itinerant movements are now available for May 9 to 15.
Poultry and egg statistics, May 2020 and annual 2019
Monthly poultry and egg data were collected during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on poultry and eggs is expected to become clearer in subsequent releases.
Canadian System of Environmental–Economic Accounts: Intensities and demand-based measures, 2016
Data on physical flows by final demand and direct plus indirect intensity from the Canadian System of Environmental–Economic Accounts are now available for energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for reference year 2016.
General Social Survey on family: Public use microdata file, 2017
The public use microdata file for the 2017 General Social Survey (GSS) is now available.
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