Consumer Price Index, April, 2013, published May 17, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4% in April compared with April 2012 following a 1.0% increase in March. Gasoline prices decreased 6.0% from April 2012, after falling 0.3% in March. The decrease in April was the largest year-over-year decline in gasoline prices since October 2009. Excluding gasoline, the CPI was up 0.8% over a year earlier, following a 1.1% annualized increase in March. Overall, energy prices fell 1.9% between April 2012 and April 2013, following a 0.3% increase in March. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.7% in April after gaining 1.1% in March. Food...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, March 2013, published May 17
Wholesalers sold $49.1 billion worth of goods and services in March, up 0.3% from February and 1.0% higher than in March 2012. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 0.6% from March 2012. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 0.1% in March from February. Since May 2012, national wholesale sales have been relatively flat. Annualized wholesale sales grew in seven provinces. Saskatchewan (+17.5%) led the way, followed by Prince Edward Island (+11.7%) and British Columbia (+7.4%). Quebec recorded a 1.7% sales gain over March 2012. New Brunswick (-4.9%). Ontario...
Read MoreHome Hardware Announces Store of the Year
Canada’s Largest Independent Home Improvement Retailer Honours Top Store St. Jacobs, ON, April 19, 2013 – Brantford Home Hardware, Brantford, Ontario is top of the class for retailing excellence for 2012. The Home Hardware location is the recipient of the 2012 Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award, selected from close to 1,100 stores across Canada for achieving the highest standards in retailing, merchandising, Staff performance, and overall quality and service. Brantford Home Hardware was recognized for its outstanding performance at Home Hardware’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in St....
Read MoreWholesale Trade, February 2013, published April 19
Wholesalers sold $48.8 billion worth of goods and services in February, unchanged from January but 0.8% higher than in February 2012. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 0.4% from February 2012. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were unchanged in February from January. Annualized wholesale sales grew in eight provinces. Prince Edward Island (+17.5%) led the way, followed by Alberta (+6.5%) and Saskatchewan (+6.4%). Quebec recorded a 4.5% sales gain over February 2012. Ontario (-3.4%) and New Brunswick (-2.1%) experienced year-over-year loses. Wholesalers’...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, March, 2013, published April 19
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1.0% in March compared with March 2012 following a 1.2% increase in February Gasoline prices decreased 0.3% from March 2012, after growing 3.9% in February. The slower rate of growth in the annualized CPI was due mainly to these lower gasoline prices. Excluding gasoline, the CPI was up 1.1% over a year earlier, the same rate of annualized increase as in February. Overall, energy prices grew 0.3% between March 2012 and March 2013, following a 2.0% increase in February. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 1.1% in March, after gaining 1.2% in...
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