The Daily Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Press Release
Study: Child care use during and after the pandemic
Approximately 1 in 10 parents of children younger than 15 years of age reported that their child or children were attending child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study released today by Statistics Canada provides a snapshot of the child care experiences of parents and families with children, both during and after child care closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Railway carloadings, May 2020
Following a steep year-over-year decline in the volume of rail freight in April, the impact of COVID-19 continued in May. Canadian railways carried 30.1 million tonnes of freight in May, a decrease of 13.3% from the same month in 2019, and the largest year-over-year drop since the economic downturn of 2009. This decline reflected the shutdown of activities in various economic sectors due to the pandemic. However, there was a rebound in exports, which—according to May 2020 data on international merchandise trade—was led by resumption of production in the auto industry, as well as higher crude oil prices. This growth in export volumes may have dampened the downward impact on the volume of rail freight.
Weekly aircraft movements, July 11 to 17, 2020
Data on weekly aircraft itinerant movements are now available for July 11 to 17, 2020.
Building construction price indexes, second quarter 2020
Prices for residential building construction rose 0.5% in the second quarter, while the cost of non-residential building construction edged up 0.1%. Residential building construction prices rose in most of the census metropolitan areas (CMAs) covered by the survey in the second quarter, while non-residential prices edged up on low demand for commercial building construction and increased competition.
Health Reports: The association between ambient air pollution concentrations and psychological distress
A new study that looked at air pollution and psychological distress in four provinces has found higher distress scores associated with exposure to greater concentrations of fine particulate matter. The Health Reports article, released today, describes associations between self-reported distress and measures of three air pollutants—fine particulate matter (PM2.5); nitrogen dioxide (NO2); and ozone (O3)—in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Poultry and egg statistics, July 2020
Data on stocks of frozen eggs and poultry meats, as well as edible dried egg products, are available for July. Data on the placements of hatchery chicks and turkey poults are available for June. Data on egg production are available for May.
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