Press Release Labour Force Survey, August 2020 Employment rose by 246,000 (+1.4%) in August, compared with 419,000 (+2.4%) in July. Combined with gains of 1.2 million in May and June,…
Press Release Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2020 In July, Canadian merchandise imports and exports continued to build on the strong gains that were observed in June. Imports increased 12.7%…
Press Release Immigrants nearly three times more likely to experience persistent overqualification than non-immigrants Overqualification among immigrants is a well-documented issue in Canada. In general, immigrants are more likely than…
Press Release Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2020 Real gross domestic product fell 11.5% in the second quarter, following a 2.1% decline in the first quarter. Continue…
Press Release Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, second quarter 2020 Canadian corporations reported a decline of 8.0% in net income before taxes in the second quarter, a decrease of $4.5…
Press Release Livestock estimates, July 1, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic created processing disruptions in parts of the country, causing temporary closures of processing plants and a backlog of slaughter. Continue…
Press Release Wholesale trade, June 2020 Wholesale sales continued to rebound in June, jumping 18.5% to $62.1 billion, building on a 5.8% gain in May. The increase in June returned…
Press Release Canada’s international transactions in securities, June 2020 Foreign investors reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by $13.5 billion in June as they divested in both debt and equity…
Press Release Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June 2020 Manufacturing sales rose by a record 20.7% to $48.7 billion in June, following an 11.6% increase in May. Sales were up in…
Press Release Industrial Product Price Index: Flash estimates, July 2020 According to flash estimates, the Industrial Product Price Index increased by 0.5% in July, its third consecutive monthly increase. Continue…