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Economic Overview
Indicators covering the aggregate economy, including gross domestic product and composite indexes such as the leading indicator. Click here for the Economic Indicators Table.

 

Financial Markets
Highlights summary of the latest financial market developments, including interest rates and currencies.

Labour Market
Employment-related indicators, including the labour force survey (employment and the unemployment rate), help-wanted index, payrolls, earnings and hours worked.

 

Consumers
Consumer sector indicators, including retail sales and new motor vehicle sales.

 

Manufacturing
Manufacturing sector indicators, including capacity utilization and the monthly survey of manufacturing shipments, new orders and inventories.

 

Construction

Overview of total construction spending, both residential and non-residential, in the Canadian economy.

 

Housing Market
Housing starts and building permits releases.

 

International Trade
International merchandise trade, international securities transactions and overall current and capital account data.

 

Inflation
Inflation reports, including the consumer price inflation index, core consumer price inflation and the producer price index.

 

Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada rate announcements, the Monetary Policy Report (MPR) and MPR Update, the quarterly Business Conditions Survey and special reports.

 

 


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