Statistics Canada
Trade deficit in April shrank to $966M: Statistics Canada [UPDATED]
Smaller-than-expected deficit came as exports rose 1.3% for the month.
Wholesale trade climbs 1.4% to $64.1B in March, beats expectations
Growth came as sales gained in six of the seven subsectors.
Manufacturing sales up 2.1% in March: Statistics Canada
Sales were up in 12 of 21 industries, representing 56.4% of the sector.
19.4% of board directors are female, all company types: Statistics Canada
Manufacturing and construction sectors had the lowest shares, at 14.4% and 12.8%.
Second straight monthly employment surge with 55,900 new jobs
Increase outpaces US job creation, figures show an increase of just 20,000 new positions.
Manufacturing sales up 0.2% in September: Statistics Canada
Growth in July means the sector had a good third quarter.
Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.2 per cent to $50.7B in June
Economists had expected an increase of 0.1 per cent in June.
Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 1.4% in May
An improvement over April’s 1.1% drop and ahead of economists’ projections.
7,500 jobs lost in May, unemployment rate holds steady at 5.8%
Manufacturing employment was down by 18,000, virtually unchanged compared with a year ago.
Statistics Canada says the pace of economic growth slowed in first quarter
Economy grew at annualized pace of 1.3 per cent in Q1 2018, compared to 1.7 per cent in Q4 2017.
Annual inflation cools to 2.2%, just above Bank of Canada midpoint
Statistics Canada says core measure above 2% for first time in six years.
Manufacturing sales point to growth in economy: analysts
Much of the growth came from price appreciation but volumes were up.
Economy grew 0.4% in February, boosted by resource sector: Statistics Canada
Rebound in the mining and oil and gas extraction sector, gains 2.4% for the month.
Manufacturing sales up 1.9% to $55.8 billion in February
Advances in 14 of 21 industries, representing 72.2% of the sector.
Trade deficit grows to $2.7B in February: Statistics Canada
Surplus with the United States narrowed to $2.6 billion compared with $2.9 billion in January.