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November 29, 2024
Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, third quarter 2024
Real gross domestic product increased 0.3% in the third quarter, after rising 0.5% in both the second and first quarters.
November 29, 2024
Gross domestic product by industry, September 2024
Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in September as increases in services-producing industries were partially offset by declines in goods-producing industries.
November 28, 2024
Canada's balance of international payments, third quarter 2024
Canada's current account balance (on a seasonal adjusted basis) posted a $3.2 billion deficit in the third quarter, narrowing $1.5 billion from the previous quarter. In the financial account, inflows of funds from abroad to finance the current account deficit came primarily from foreign investment in Canadian debt securities.
November 28, 2024
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, September 2024
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—fell by 57,400 (-0.3%) in September, following little change in August and an increase of 39,500 (+0.2%) in July. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 94,900 (+0.5%) in September.
Key indicators | All indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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41,288,5990.6%
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2.0%
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6.5%0.0 pts(monthly change)
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0.3%
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More key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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1.2%
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$66.9 billion0.4%
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$69.1 billion-0.5%
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Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) - Canada
(September 2024)$82.3 billion0.8%
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-$3.2 billion
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-$1.3 billion
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$1,280.285.2%
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40.3 years-0.3 years
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80.52.1%
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18.9%0.1 pts
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