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Friday, March 31, 2023
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Economic accounts
Gross domestic product by industry, January 2023
Real gross domestic product rose 0.5% in January, as both goods-producing industries and services-producing industries expanded during the month.
Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, fourth quarter 2022
Increases in the cost of living and declining asset values had a negative impact on net saving and wealth in 2022, especially for more vulnerable households, such as those with lower incomes, less wealth, and in younger age groups.
Immigration and ethnocultural diversity
Confidence in the police, the justice and courts, the Federal Parliament, and the Canadian media varied across racialized groups
Having a high level of confidence in the Federal Parliament, the justice system and courts, the police, and the Canadian media can be seen as a vital measure for assessing the health of democracy in Canada. Confidence in these institutions reflects the sense that they are safe, effective, transparent and accountable.
Business performance and ownership
Co-operatives in Canada, 2020
A non-financial co-operative is a corporation that is legally incorporated under specific federal, provincial or territorial co-operative acts, and that is owned by an association of persons seeking to satisfy common needs, such as access to products or services, sale of products or services, or employment.
Real-time local business conditions, March 20 to 26, 2023
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for March 20 to 26.
Agriculture and food
Farm operating revenues and expenses, 2021 (revised data)
In 2021, agricultural operations reported $642,681 in operating revenues on average, up 13.1% from 2020. Average operating expenses increased by 7.6% to $506,082. As a result, average net operating income increased by 39.3% and reached $136,599 in 2021.
Transportation
Railway carloadings, January 2023
In January, the volume of freight carried by Canadian railways reached 31.7 million tonnes, up 18.7% from January 2022 levels, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increases.
Housing
New data tables from the Canadian Housing Survey, 2018 and 2021
New data tables which inform the Housing needs indicator in Canada's Quality of Life Framework are now available for the years 2018 and 2021 from the Canadian Housing Survey. The tables present statistics on acceptable housing and core housing need by province, by housing tenure and by selected sociodemographic characteristics, such as age group, immigrant status and household income.
New products
Statistics Canada - Infographics: "Co-operatives in Canada, 2020"
Catalogue number Catalogue number11-627-M2022026, (HTML | PDF)
Income and Expenditure Accounts Technical Series: "Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, estimates of asset, liability and net worth distributions, 2010 to 2022, technical methodology and quality report"
Catalogue number Catalogue number13-604-M2023001, (HTML | PDF)
Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada: Explanatory Information, 2004-2021
Catalogue number Catalogue number57-003-X, (HTML | PDF)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, Wealth: Interactive tool"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2020006, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Monthly Railway Carloadings: Interactive Dashboard", January 1999 to January 2023
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2021013, (HTML)
Statistics Canada - Data Visualization Products: "Real-time Local Business Conditions Index"
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2021017, (HTML)
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