The Daily Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Press Release
Canadian international merchandise trade, January 2022
In January, Canada’s merchandise imports fell 7.4%, with decreases observed in nearly all product sections. Meanwhile, exports were down 0.2%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance went from a $1.6 billion deficit in December 2021 to a $2.6 billion surplus in January 2022.
Canadian international trade in services, January 2022
Canada’s monthly international trade in services deficit widened from $172 million in December 2021 to $314 million in January 2022. Overall, exports of services declined 4.0% to $11.6 billion, while imports were down 2.8% to $11.9 billion.
Securities statistics, fourth quarter 2021
Borrowings in the form of debt securities by Canadian governments and corporations totalled $77.4 billion in the fourth quarter, the largest amount since the second quarter of 2020 and the third consecutive quarter for which new issues exceeded retirements. This financing activity was led by the federal government, financial corporations and, to a lesser extent, non-financial corporations.
Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Factors Linked to COVID-19 Mortality Rates, 2020-2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada has been releasing provisional death data on a regular basis (Provisional deaths and excess mortality in Canada dashboard). However, on their own, these data have limited ability to explore the social and economic impacts of the pandemic on the Canadian population. Therefore, to expand the value of the provisional death data and create opportunities to explore the social and economic impacts of the pandemic on the Canadian population, Statistics Canada has created a dataset that links the provisional COVID-19 death data from the Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database with the 2016 Census of Population.
Electric Power Selling Price Index, January 2022
The Electric Power Selling Price Index (2014=100) is now available for January 2022.
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