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Statistics Canada issued data on monthly average retail prices for selected products, January 2026. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index, fourth quarter 2025. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published results from its Fertilizer Shipments Survey, first and second quarters 2025/2026. The full release is available … Read more

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Statistics Canada issued data on energy statistics, December 2025. Primary energy production reached 2.2 million terajoules in December, essentially unchanged from December 2024. Secondary energy production increased 3.1 per cent with secondary electricity (+16.5 per cent) leading the growth. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on the quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, fourth … Read more

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Statistics Canada published the quarterly financial statistics for enterprises, fourth quarter 2025. Canadian corporations reported operating profit of $205.6 billion in the fourth quarter, up $2.0 billion (+1.0 per cent) from the third quarter. This increase was driven by the non-financial industries and supported by the financial industries. Compared with the same quarter in 2024, Canadian corporations’ … Read more

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Statistics Canada posted data on retail trade, December 2025. Retail sales decreased 0.4 per cent to $70.0 billion in December. Sales were down in three of nine subsectors, led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada issued the industrial product and raw materials price indexes, January 2026. The Industrial Product Price Index … Read more

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Statistics Canada posted data on Canadian international merchandise trade, December 2025. In December, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 2.6 per cent, while imports were up 0.6 per cent. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.6 billion in November to $1.3 billion in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released data … Read more

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Statistics Canada issued data on investment in building construction, December 2025. The total value of investment in building construction increased $442.9 million (+1.9 per cent) to $23.7 billion in December. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada published a new Health Report for February 2026. Acute toxicity death (ATD), sometimes called an “overdose” or a … Read more

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Statistics Canada posted the Consumer Price Index, January 2026. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.3 per cent year over year in January, down from 2.4 per cent in December. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1 per cent in January. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada released the Lending Services Price Index, … Read more

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Statistics Canada published a new study: Portrait of the Chinese populations in Canada. This portrait analyzes the sociodemographic and ethnocultural diversity and socioeconomic outcomes of the Chinese populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the censuses of population, the General Social Survey, the Labour Force Survey and the Canadian Survey on Disability. An intersectional … Read more

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Statistics Canada issued data on business and employment dynamics data, 2023. Following two consecutive years of increases, the business entry rate declined in 2023, falling from 13.9 per cent in 2022 to 12.3 per cent. This decrease followed an increase of 2.2 percentage points in 2021 and a slight growth of 0.2 percentage points in 2022. The full release … Read more

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Statistics Canada issued data on building permits, December 2025. In December, the total value of building permits issued in Canada increased $821.3 million (+6.8 per cent) to $12.8 billion. The full release is available online. Statistics Canada posted data on annual retail trade, 2024. Retail spending grew across most subsectors in 2024, with online shopping continuing its … Read more