Economic indicators, by province and territory (monthly and quarterly) (Canada)
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| Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| General indicators | ||||
| Gross domestic product at market prices (SAAR, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | 1,853.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Real Gross domestic product at market prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2007) | 1st quarter 2013 | 1,678.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Business investment: Machinery and equipment(SAAR $ billion chained, 2007) | 1st quarter 2013 | 80.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Household final consumption expenditure(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2007) | 1st quarter 2013 | 933.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Household disposable income(SAAR, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | 1,061.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| Gross domestic product at basic prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2007) | March 2013 | 1,571.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Composite index(SA, 1992=100) | April 2012 | 265.8 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Operating profits of enterprises(SA, $billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | 74.0 | -1.2 | -3.3 |
| percentage points | ||||
| Household savings rate(SAAR, percent) | 1st quarter 2013 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 187-0002, 377-0003, 379-0006, 379-0031, 380-0063, 380-0064, and 380-0072. | ||||
| General Government | ||||
| % | ||||
| Revenue (SAAR, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | 704.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Current expenditure (SAAR, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | 748.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)(SAAR, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | -40.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 380-0079 and 380-0080. | ||||
| Domestic demand | ||||
| % | ||||
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | March 2013 | 39,548.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 080-0020. | ||||
| Labour market | ||||
| percentage points | ||||
| Unemployment rate (SA, %) | May 2013 | 7.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate (SA, %) | May 2013 | 66.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| % | ||||
| Employment (SA, millions) | May 2013 | 17.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Labour income (SA, $ billion) | March 2013 | 78.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| Average weekly earnings (SA, $) | March 2013 | 914.80 | 0.66 | 3.08 |
| Fixed weight index of average hourly earnings (1996=100) | March 2013 | 137.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 277-0001, 277-0002, 281-0028, 281-0039, 282-0087 and 382-0006. | ||||
| International trade | ||||
| % | ||||
| Merchandise exports (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 40.3 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Merchandise imports (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 40.8 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Merchandise trade balance (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Balance of payments: Current account balance (SA, $ billion) | 1st quarter 2013 | -14.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 228-0059 and 376-0105. | ||||
| Manufacturing | ||||
| % | ||||
| Sales (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 48.2 | -2.4 | -3.3 |
| New orders (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 48.1 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| Unfilled orders (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 70.9 | -0.1 | 7.7 |
| points | ||||
| Inventory/shipments ratio (SA, ratio) | April 2013 | 1.43 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Capacity utilization (%) | 1st quarter 2013 | 79.7 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 028-0002 and 304-0014. | ||||
| Construction | ||||
| % | ||||
| Building permits (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 5.4 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousand) | May 2013 | 200.200 | 13.808 | -7.890 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 026-0006 and 027-0054. | ||||
| Prices | ||||
| % | ||||
| Consumer price index (2002=100) | April 2013 | 122.7 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Industrial product price index (2002=100) | April 2013 | 115.8 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
| Raw materials price index (2002=100) | April 2013 | 162.1 | -2.2 | -1.9 |
| New housing price index (2007=100) | April 2013 | 109.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Gross domestic product implicit chain price index (SAAR 2007=100) | 1st quarter 2013 | 110.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 326-0020, 327-0046, 329-0058, 330-0007 and 380-0066. | ||||
| Finance | ||||
| % | ||||
| Money supply (M1+ (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 693.9 | -0.1 | 8.9 |
| Money supply (M2 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 1,186.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| Money supply (M3 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | April 2013 | 1,647.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index (1975=1000) | May 2013 | 12,650.42 | 1.56 | 9.88 |
| points | ||||
| 90-day prime corporate paper rate (%) | May 2013 | 1.16 | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Prime lending rate (%) | May 2013 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Exchange rate ($C per $U.S.) | May 2013 | 1.020 | 0.001 | 0.010 |
| SA - seasonally adjusted | ||||
| SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 176-0025, 176-0043, 176-0047 and 176-0064. Last modified: 2013-06-19. | ||||
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