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The Daily Friday, February 26, 2021
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2021 The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) rose 2.0% in January, mainly as a result of higher prices for lumber and other wood products, as well as energy and petroleum products. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) was up 5.7%, driven primarily by higher prices for crude […]
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The Daily Thursday, February 25, 2021
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, December 2020 Average weekly earnings were $1,112 in December, little changed compared with November. Continue reading Monthly civil aviation statistics, December 2020 Air travel recovery remained essentially flat in the final month of 2020 as major Canadian airlines carried 934,000 passengers on scheduled and charter services. This […]
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The Daily Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2020 In the fourth quarter, Canadian corporations reported a 7.9% increase in net income before taxes, an increase of $6.1 billion, to $82.5 billion. Continue reading Study: A labour market snapshot of Black Canadians during the pandemic To mark Black History Month, Statistics Canada is looking at how […]
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The Daily Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Monthly trade in goods by exporter characteristics, December 2020 The number of exporting enterprises in Canada rose 1.4% in December to 19,649, the largest month-over-month growth since July. This occurred against the backdrop of tightening restrictions on business activity in several provinces to contain the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading Travel between Canada and other […]
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The Daily Monday, February 22, 2021
Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, November 2020 While the number of business openings (49,956) exceeded the number of business closures (35,533) for the fifth consecutive month, business closures have continued to increase since August. From October to November, business closures rose by 5.6% and business openings decreased by 0.6%. The number of active […]
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The Daily Friday, February 19, 2021
Retail trade, December 2020 Retail sales posted their largest decline since the low of April driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, decreasing 3.4% to $53.4 billion in December. Continue reading Wholesale trade: Early indicator, January 2021 Given the rapidly evolving economic situation, Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of sales in the wholesale trade sector […]
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The Daily Thursday, February 18, 2021
Employment Insurance, December 2020 In December, the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose 2.0% (+26,000) to 1.3 million. Continue reading Intellectual Property Awareness and Use Survey, 2019 From 2017 to 2019, approximately one-fifth of businesses (18.2%) in Canada reported that they owned at least one type of intellectual property (IP). Intellectual property […]
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The Daily Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Canada’s international transactions in securities, December 2020 Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $26.9 billion of foreign securities in December, largely purchases of US shares. Meanwhile, non-residents added $5.1 billion of Canadian securities to their holdings, the lowest investment in three months. Continue reading Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds), third quarter 2020 After a drop […]
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The Daily Friday, February 12, 2021
Wholesale trade, December 2020 Wholesale sales fell 1.3% in December to $66.5 billion, the first decline after seven consecutive increases. The decrease was attributable to sharply lower sales of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories; and machinery, equipment and supplies. Continue reading New motor vehicle sales, December 2020 New motor vehicle sales data […]
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The Daily Thursday, February 11, 2021
Diversity of charity and non-profit boards of directors: Overview of the Canadian non-profit sector Almost one-third of participants reported that their organization has a written policy to promote diversity on its board of directors, and women accounted for almost 60% of participants who are board members. Continue reading Consulting services, 2019 The management, scientific and […]
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