The Daily Friday, November 30, 2018

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Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2018

Canada’s real gross domestic product grew 0.5% in the third quarter, following a 0.7% increase in the second quarter.

Gross domestic product by industry, September 2018

Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in September, following seven consecutive months of growth. Lower output across all goods-producing industries was the main reason for the decline.

Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, October 2018

The Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.2% in October, mostly driven by higher prices for meat, fish, and dairy products. The Raw Materials Price Index fell 2.4%, mainly as a result of lower prices for crude energy products.

Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index, October 2018

The Couriers and Messengers Services Price Index (CMSPI) increased 0.2% in October, after decreasing 0.2% in September.

Study: Changing characteristics of Canadian jobs, 1981 to 2018

The types of jobs being created in Canada continue to be a central theme in discussions of economic change and the financial well-being of Canadians. A new Statistics Canada study documents changes in some of the basic characteristics of jobs over the last four decades.

Accounting services, 2017

The accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services industry generated $19.5 billion in operating revenue in 2017, up 4.4% from the previous year. Ontario (43.2%) accounted for the largest share of revenue, followed by Quebec (19.1%), British Columbia (14.8%) and Alberta (13.4%).

Film and video distribution, 2017

The film and video distribution industry generated total operating revenues of $2.3 billion in 2017, up 5.5% from 2015. Ontario accounted for 90.0% of the industry’s revenue, followed by Quebec (7.2%).

Monthly Passenger Bus and Urban Transit, September 2018

Total operating revenues (excluding subsidies) for urban transit companies totalled $341.0 million in September.

New products

Economic Insights: “Changing Characteristics of Canadian Jobs, 1981 to 2018”

Catalogue number Catalogue number11-626-X2018086, (HTML | PDF)

Statistics Canada – Infographics: “The Changing Characteristics of Canadian Jobs”

Catalogue number Catalogue number11-627-M2018043, (HTML | PDF)

Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts Review, 2017, vol. 12, no. 1

Catalogue number Catalogue number13-016-X, (PDF)

Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts

Catalogue number Catalogue number13-605-X, (HTML)

Review of Economic Statistics, November 30, 2018