Wholesale 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...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, February 2013, published April 9
Municipalities issued $6.0 billion worth of building permits in February, up 1.7% from January but 8.5% lower than in February 2012. The only three provinces to report a growth in permits over a year earlier were Manitoba (+40.3%), Alberta (+20.9%) and Prince Edward Island (+0.1%) Double-digit annualized decreases over February 2012 occurred in five provinces. New Brunswick suffered the largest loss (-37.2%) followed by Nova Scotia (-33.7%) and British Columbia (-33.6%). Ontario experienced a 14.4% decline while Quebec’s loss was 8.9%. Builders took out residential building permits worth...
Read MoreJELD-WEN Canada Sponsors Team Ontario in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Winnipeg – April 1, 2012 – Following their tradition of being a leader in energy efficiency and sustainable living, JELD-WEN Canada is proud to announce their donation of windows and doors to the Ontario Solar Decathlon Team. Team Ontario is a collaboration of students and faculty from Queen’s University, Carleton University and Algonquin College, united by a passion to promote renewable energy and sustainable living. The team of over 100 has students from multiple disciplines to truly make for a group effort. The home, named ECHO is currently being built in Perth, Ontario,...
Read MoreDate change for Chalifour Expo
Please note, there has been a change of date for the Chalifour Expo. The revised date is below. Following are the dates for the upcoming TIM-BR MART and Chalifour Shows. Please add them to your event calendars. Thank you. TIM-BR MART National Buying Show February 21-22, 2014 Toronto, ON Toronto Congress Centre Chalifour Expo October 4-5, 2013 Montreal, QC Place Bonaventure Vous trouverez ici-bas les dates des expositions TIM-BR MART et Chalifour à venir. Veuillez s’il vous plaît les ajouter à votre agenda. Merci. Exposition nationale d’achats de TIM-BR MART Les 21 et 22 février 2014...
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