The Daily Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Press Releases
Consumer Price Index, January 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in January, up from a 1.8% increase in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in January.
Socioeconomic and health outcomes among Indigenous adults who were under the legal responsibility of the government as children
In 2018, 11% of Indigenous people aged 15 years and older reported having been under the legal responsibility of the government during childhood, such as being in foster care, a group home under child protection or child welfare services, an orphanage, a residential school for Indigenous children or under the custody of a youth justice facility or group home. This is a significantly higher proportion than their non-Indigenous counterparts (2%).
Quarterly civil aviation statistics, third quarter 2024
Operating revenue for the 24 largest Canadian air carriers totalled $9.6 billion in the third quarter, down 0.4% compared with the same quarter of 2023.
Food services and drinking places, annual, 2023
Operating revenue for the food services and drinking places subsector rose 12.5% to $95.0 billion in 2023. Revenue for the subsector was over one-fifth (+21.2%) higher compared with 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study: An industry-based analysis of the Canada Emergency Business Account Program, 2020 to 2024
A new study, entitled “Borrowing, repayments and bankruptcies by industry: Results from the Canada Emergency Business Account program,” is released today. It explores the amount of Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) funding that was allocated to different industries, the extent to which CEBA loans were repaid and how this financial support aligned with bankruptcy patterns in the period leading up to and immediately following the January 18, 2024, deadline to qualify for partial loan forgiveness. The results provide some insight into how the use of emergency funding programs may have influenced short- and medium-term business survival rates.
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