[ad_1] OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.2 per cent to $71.7 billion in November, helped by higher sales in the chemical subsector as well as gains in…
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Canada job gains miss forecast but its wage growth accelerates
[ad_1] Canada’s labor market missed expectations for job gains, confirming a slowdown in the economy at the end of last year. The number of employed people was essentially unchanged in…
Statistics Canada reports merchandise trade surplus $1.6 billion in November
[ad_1] OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade surplus narrowed to $1.6 billion in November as imports rose and exports fell. The result compared with a revised surplus…
Germany enters recession after GDP falls for second successive quarter
[ad_1] Germany’s statistics office on Thursday released data for Europe’s largest economy, marking the country’s second contraction in as many months. Gross domestic product fell by 0.3% for the quarter…
National employment numbers for December from Statistics Canada, at a glance
[ad_1] OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s December employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.8) Participation…
Statistics Canada to release its December jobs report this morning
[ad_1] OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its latest reading on the country’s job market this morning. The agency will publish its labour force survey for December. The…
Statistics watchdog to examine government asylum backlog claims
[ad_1] The Office for Statistics Regulation will investigate whether official announcements were misleading. [ad_2] Source link
GDP unchanged for third straight month in October: Statistics Canada
[ad_1] OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy remained flat in October for the third straight month as services-producing industries edged 0.1 per cent higher, while goods-producing industries were unchanged.…
Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October – Business News
[ad_1] Photo: The Canadian Press Canadian shoppers opened up their wallets a touch more in October, helping retail sales rise 0.7 per cent to $66.9 billion that month, but Statistics…