Consumer Price Index, September 2014, published October 17, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 2.0% in September compared with September 2013, down from the 2.1% rate of annualized increase in August. The CPI in September for goods was up 1.8% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.4%. Gasoline prices decreased 0.5% from September 2013, after falling 2.1% in August. Overall, energy prices grew 2.7% between September 2013 and September 2014, following a 3.3% annualized rate of increase in August. Excluding energy, the annualized Consumer Price Index rose 2.1% in September, after growing by 2.0% in August. Food prices rose 2.7% in...
Read MoreBuilding Permits, August 2014, published October 7
Municipalities issued $6.7 billion worth of building permits in August, down 27.3% from July but 2.4% higher than in August 2013. Three provinces reported an increase in permits over a year ago. The largest increase was recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador (+46.1%) followed by Alberta (+31.4%) and Prince Edward Island (+12.6%). Double-digit annualized decreases over August 2013 occurred in three provinces. The largest year-over-year losses were recorded in Manitoba (-26.7%) followed by New Brunswick (-13.7%) and British Columbia (-11.1%). Ontario experienced a 3.7% annualized loss...
Read MoreRetail Trade, July 2014, published September 23
Retail sales in July were $42.5 billion, a decrease of 0.1% from June but up 5.0% from July 2013. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers and by gasoline stations, retail sales were up by 4.0% from July 2013. Retail sales in volume terms were flat from June. Decreases in month-over-month sales were reported in 5 of 11 sectors representing 55% of retail trade. July 2014 sales over July 2013 were up in all provinces. Alberta led the way with an 8.9% sales gain, followed by British Columbia (+6.2%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (+5.7%). Quebec recorded a 2.1% gain over...
Read MoreConsumer Price Index, August 2014, published September 19, (2002=100)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 2.1% in August compared with August 2013, the same rate of annualized increase as in July. The CPI in August for goods was up 1.7% from a year earlier while the CPI for services rose 2.4%. Gasoline prices decreased 2.1% from August 2013, after rising 2.1% in July. Overall, energy prices grew 3.3% between August 2013 and August 2014, following a 4.7% annualized rate of increase in July. Excluding energy, the Consumer Price Index rose 2.0% in August, after growing by 1.8% in July. Food prices rose 2.2% in the 12 months to August, after a 2.9% rate of...
Read MoreWholesale Trade, July 2014, published September 19
Wholesalers sold $52.9 billion worth of goods and services in July, down 0.3% from June but 6.1% higher than in July 2013. Excluding the automotive sector, wholesale sales were up 4.9% from July 2013. In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 0.6% in July from June. Annualized wholesale sales grew in nine provinces. Prince Edward Island (+16.5%) led the way, followed by Manitoba (+10.0%) and British Columbia (+8.5%). Quebec’s wholesale sales were up 2.6% from July 2013 while Ontario’s annualized increase was 7.2%. The only year-over-year lose occurred in Newfoundland...
Read MoreLabour Force Survey, August 2014, published September 5
Employment in August was down 0.1% from July. The unemployment rate was 7.0%, unchanged from July. Construction employment was up 1.9% from July while manufacturing employment fell 0.6% from a month earlier. In August, employment stood at 17.9 million, up 0.5% from August 2013. Full-time employment fell by 2,300 from July, while part-time employment decreased by 8,700 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 15,300 from August 2013, while part-time increased by 66,000 over the same period. Employment over the past year grew in eight provinces. Alberta (+1.76%), ...
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