
Wholesale sales rose 0.9% in September: Statistics Canada
Sales in the food, beverage and tobacco subsector increased 3.6% to $12.4 billion, highest increase since March.
Canadians spend more money, time online during COVID: StatCan
Survey also found that 34% of Canadians say they’ve received attempted identity-theft attacks.
Economic rebound slows, economy grew 3% in July: Statistics Canada
Manufacturing grew 5.9% in July, following a 15.1% expansion in June as more operations ramped up production.
COVID-19 accelerating automation bigger risk for women: StatCan
44% of women likely to face a moderate to high risk, compared with nearly 35% for men.
Inflation rate falls to 0.1% as price growth slows: Statistics Canada
Reading was down from a year-over-year increase of 0.7% in June, average economist estimate had been 0.5% for July.
Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July
The national unemployment rate was 10.9% in July, down from the 12.3% recorded in June
Economy grew 4.5% in May, Statistics Canada says
In a flash estimate for June, the agency says the economy continued to grow at a rate of 5%
Trade deficit narrowed in May as exports rose, imports fell again
Contracted to $677 million in May compared with $4.3 billion in April.
May’s annual inflation rate in sinks to -0.4%: Statistics Canada
Bank of Canada governor said rates would only go up once Canada is well into an economic recovery.
Manufacturing sales post record plunge in April: Statistics Canada
…but many companies resumed production during the second week of May after full or partial shutdowns.
Annual inflation rate turned negative in April: Statistics Canada
Overall drop was the first year-over-year decline in the CPI since September 2009.

Companies report sales, revenue declines related to COVID measures
Chamber of Commerce, Statistics Canada business conditions survey shows almost 81% have sustained medium to high drop in demand.
1,011,000 jobs lost in March, unemployment rate up to 7.8%
2.2% increase in the national rate the worst single-month change over the last 40-plus years.
Manufacturing sales fell in December to $56.4B: Statistics Canada
Notable drops in automotive assembly and aerospace products, parts sales.

Job losses in manufacturing impact employment rates, wages
Statistics Canada study (2000 to 2015) offers some insight for men, but women require more research.