StatsCan
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Manufacturing sales down 1.8% in June: StatsCan
Drop blamed on lower sales in the petroleum and coal products, transportation equipment and chemical industries.
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Canadian economy adds jobs for eighth consecutive month, though pace slows
Unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 6.3%, its lowest level since October 2008.
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More Canadians living alone, with parents or without children: census
28.2% of Canadian households now comprise only a single person, the highest proportion ever recorded in Canada.
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Manufacturing sales gain 1.1% in May: StatsCan
Sales up in 16 of 21 industries, representing 71% of the manufacturing sector.
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Amount Canadians owe compared with income ticks lower
But debt-to-income ratio is still near a record high, StatsCan says.
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Are 30 somethings earning more than their parents? Study says “yes”
Canadians who turned 30 between 2000 and 2014 had a family income that was equal to, or greater than what their parents earned at the same age.
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Lumber exports push wholesale sales above $60 billion for first time
Gains in March were led by the building material and supplies subsector.
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Manufacturing sales up 1% in March to $53.9B, hit record
Sales were up in 16 of 21 industries, representing 71% of the Canadian manufacturing sector.
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Wholesale sales fell 0.2% in February
Personal and household goods subsector posted the largest decline in dollar terms.
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Wholesale trade tops expectations
Automotive and auto parts subsector grew by 17.1% to $11.9 billion, its first increase in three months.
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Manufacturing sales climb in January
Third consecutive month of growth.
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Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in two years
Most job gains in February came from full-time work, offset by a decline in the number of people working part-time.
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Canada delivers third straight monthly trade surplus
Exports hit new high; merchandise trade balance with the world widened to $807 million in January.
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Part time work, private sector add 48,300 jobs in January
Increases helped drop the unemployment rate to 6.8% from 6.9%.
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Wholesale sales gained 0.2% in November: StatsCan
Motor vehicle and parts sales fell 5.8% to $10.5 billion.
