The Daily Friday, March 18, 2022
Press Release
Retail trade, January 2022
Retail sales increased 3.2% to $58.9 billion in January. The increase was led by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+5.3%), as sales at new car dealers (+5.5%) rebounded in January following a decline in December 2021.
Canada’s international transactions in securities, January 2022
Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $14.4 billion in January, following a large $21.3 billion investment in December. At the same time, foreign investors acquired $13.5 billion of Canadian securities, mainly in the form of bonds.
New Housing Price Index, February 2022
In February, new home prices in Canada grew 1.1%. From January to February, prices rose in 18 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed and were unchanged in 9.
Investment Banking Services Price Index, 2021
The Investment Banking Services Price Index (2017=100) is now available for 2021.
Real estate rental and leasing and property management industries, 2020
In March 2020, a series of unprecedented government measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic were put in place at a national level. Residential and non-residential real estate lessors and real estate property managers were not spared.
Real-time local business conditions, March 7 to 13, 2022
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for March 7 to 13, 2022.
Detailed preliminary data on confirmed cases of COVID-19, January 15, 2020 to March 13, 2022 (revised data)
An updated set of preliminary data on the number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported by provincial and territorial public health authorities to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now available. Along with this dataset are two aggregated tables that summarize the information available in the dataset. The updated information covers the period from January 15, 2020 to March 13, 2022.
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