Labour Force Survey, June 2015, published July 10
Employment in June decreased by 6,400 from May. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8%. Construction employment was up 0.6% from May while manufacturing employment fell by 0.4% from a month earlier. In June, employment stood at 18.0 million, up 1.0% from June 2014. Full-time employment grew by 64,800 from May, while part-time employment fell by 71,200 from the previous month. Full time employment was up by 233,700 from June 2014, while part-time employment fell by 57,600 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in eight provinces. Manitoba (+1.5%), Ontario (+1.3%)...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, May 2015, published July 8
Municipalities issued $6.7 billion worth of building permits in May, down 14.5% from April and 3.6% lower than in May 2014. Two provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. British Columbia recorded a 21.6% year-over-year gain while Ontario posted a 6.4% increase. The largest annualized losses occurred in Manitoba (-53.2%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (-39.5%). Quebec’s loss from May 2014 was 7.1% Builders took out residential building permits worth $3.9 billion in May, down 13.5% from April and 3.7% lower than in May 2014. Four provinces reported an annualized...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, May 2015, published June 5
Employment in May increased by 58900 from April. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8%. Construction employment was down 0.3% from April while manufacturing employment grew by 1.3% from a month earlier. In May, employment stood at 18.0 million, up 1.1% from May 2014. Full-time employment grew by 30,900 from April, while part-time employment increased by 27,900 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 233,000 from May 2014, while part-time dropped by 40,700 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in seven provinces. Manitoba (+2.3%), Alberta (+1.7%) ...
Read MoreRetail Trade, March 2015, published May 22
Retail sales in March were $42.5 billion, up 0.7% from February and an increase of 3.1% from March 2014. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 5.7% from March 2014. Retail sales in volume terms were up 0.1% from February. Increases in month-over-month sales were reported in 7 of 11 sectors representing 71% of retail trade. March 2015 sales over March 2014 were up in six provinces. British Columbia led the way with a 7.9% sales gain, followed by Ontario (+5.9%) and New Brunswick (+2.8%). The largest loss was recorded in...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, April, 2015, published May 22, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8% in April compared with April 2014, after increasing 1.2% in March. The CPI in April for goods was down 0.7% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.0%. Gasoline prices decreased 21.0% from April 2014, after falling 19.2% in March. Overall, energy prices fell 13.5% between April 2014 and April 2015, following a 10.4% annualized rate of decrease in March. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% in April, down from 2.3% in March. Food prices rose 3.6% in the 12 months to April, after a 3.8% rate of...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, March 2015, published May 20
Wholesalers sold $53.9 billion worth of goods and services in March, up 0.8% from February and 5.6% higher than in March 2014. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 5.7% from March 2014. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were up 1.0% in March from February. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces. Prince Edward Island (+16.7%) led the way, followed by Saskatchewan (+12.2%) and British Columbia (+8.2%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 2.2% from March 2014, while Ontario recorded an annualized gain of 7.7%. Newfoundland and Labrador was the only...
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