Statistics Canada posted data on travel between Canada and other countries, July 2025. For the second time since June 2006 (excluding August and September 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic), more US residents made trips to Canada than Canadian residents travelled to the United States. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published Workforce insights: Demographics in … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on industrial product and raw materials price indexes, August 2025. In August, the Industrial Product Price Index increased 0.5 per cent month over month and gained 4.0 per cent year over year. At the same time, the Raw Materials Price Index declined 0.6 per cent month over month and rose 3.2 per … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, July 2025. Retail sales decreased 0.8 per cent to $69.6 billion in July. Sales were down in eight of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at food and beverage retailers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on Trade in Rural and Small Town … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Employment Insurance, July 2025. The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits increased by 6,600 (+1.2 per cent) to 552,000 in July, continuing the upward trend that began at the start of 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published data on health services in a patient’s own official language: … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on Canada’s international transactions in securities, July 2025. Foreign investors acquired $26.7 billion of Canadian securities in July, led by purchases of federal government debt instruments and equity securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investors added $17.4 billion of foreign securities to their portfolio, including a record investment in foreign bonds. The full release is available online. … Read more
Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, August 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9 per cent year over year in August, up from a 1.7 per cent increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2 per cent in August. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data … Read more
Statistics Canada published results from its Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, July 2025. Manufacturing sales increased 2.5 per cent in July, driven primarily by higher sales in the transportation equipment, petroleum and coal product, and primary metal subsectors. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued data on wholesale trade, July 2025. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum … Read more
Statistics Canada posted data on building permits, July 2025. In July, the total value of building permits issued in Canada edged down $10.8 million (-0.1 per cent) to $11.9 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data on industrial capacity utilization rates, second quarter 2025. Canadian industries operated at 79.3 per cent of … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on stocks of principal field crops, July 31, 2025. Total stocks of wheat, canola and oats were down, while stocks of barley, dry peas and lentils increased, as of July 31, compared with the same date one year earlier. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published the Electric Power Selling Price Index, … Read more
Statistics Canada issued data on new motor vehicle registrations, second quarter 2025. Canadians registered 541,566 new motor vehicles in the second quarter, up 5.9 per cent from the second quarter of 2024 and an increase of 26.9 per cent from the first quarter of 2025. Despite concerns over automobile tariffs, the second quarter of 2025 marked … Read more