Economic Indicators

Autos contribute to June wholesale sales drop

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 0.8% in June to $63.1 billion. The drop came as the motor vehicle and parts subsectors saw sales drop 1.9% to $10.9 billion. The miscellaneous subsector fell 2.2% to $8.2 billion on lower sales in the agricultural supplies industry. Overall, Statistics Canada says sales were down in five of […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |August 21, 2018

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Inflation hits 3% in July, upper end of BoC target

Economists had expected a year-over-year inflation rate of 2.5%

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |August 17, 2018

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U.S. housing starts up slightly in July in face of high costs

U.S. housing starts ticked up just 0.9% in July, a sign that higher construction costs might be weighing on homebuilders. The Commerce Department said Thursday that housing starts last month rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million, not nearly enough to reverse the steep 12.9% plunge seen in June as rising lumber, […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |August 16, 2018

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Manufacturing sales rise 1.1% in June, boosted by oil and coal

Canadian manufacturing sales rose more than expected in June, boosted by a 16% surge in oil and coal shipments. Statistics Canada said Thursday manufacturing sales were up 1.1% to $58.1 billion in June, following a 1.5% increase in May. Economists had expected an increase of 0.9% in June, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. In constant […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |August 16, 2018

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