Retail Trade, September 2015, published November 20
Retail sales in September were $43.3 billion, down 0.5% from August but an increase of 1.2% from September 2014. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 2.9% from September 2014. Retail sales in volume terms were up 0.1% from August. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 8 of 11 sectors representing 60% of retail trade. September 2015 sales over September 2014 were up in seven provinces. British Columbia led the way with a 6.0% sales gain, followed by Prince Edward Island (+3.6%) and Ontario (+3.4%). The...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, October, 2015, published November 20-, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.0% in October compared with October 2014, matching the annualized increase in September. The CPI in October for goods was up 0.2% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 1.9%. Gasoline prices decreased 17.1% from October 2014, after falling 18.8% in September. Overall, energy prices fell 10.4% between October 2014 and October 2015, following a 10.8% annualized rate of decrease in September. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.1% in October, unchanged from the rate of annualized increase reported in September....
Read MoreWholesale Trade, September 2015, published November 19
Wholesalers sold $55.2 billion worth of goods and services in September, down 0.1% from August but 1.4% higher than in September 2014. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 0.5% from September 2014. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 0.4% in September from Auguat. Annualized wholesale sales grew in seven provinces. Prince Edward Island (+9.9%) led the way, followed by Nova Scotia (+6.6%) and Manitoba (+5.6%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 1.2% from September 2014 while Ontario recorded a 3.8% annualized gain. Alberta (-9.8%) and Newfoundland...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, September 2015, published November 6
Municipalities issued $7.1 billion worth of building permits in September, down 6.7% from August and 6.0% lower than in September 2014. Three provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. Saskatchewan recorded a 113.2% year-over-year gain while Prince Edward Island posted a 34.5% increase. The largest annualized losses occurred in Newfoundland and Labrador (-37.0%) and New Brunswick (-28.1%). Ontario reported a 17.1% loss, while the year over-year decline in Quebec was 11.7%. Builders took out residential building permits worth $4.2 billion in September, down 11.6% from...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, October 2015, published November 6
Employment in October increased by 44,100 from September. The unemployment rate was 7.0%, down from 7.1% in September. Construction employment was down 0.7% from September and manufacturing employment was up 0.4% from a month earlier. In October, employment stood at 18.0 million, up 0.2% from October 2014. Full-time employment grew by 9,000 from September, while part-time employment increased by 35,400 from the previous month. Full time employment was up by 181,500 from October 2014, while part-time employment fell by 38,100 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in...
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