Recent releases from The Daily

September 19, 2024
Employment Insurance, second quarter 2024
In July, the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits totalled 489,000, up 2.2% (+11,000) from a month earlier.

September 19, 2024
Energy-related research and development expenditures, second quarter 2024
In 2022, businesses spent $2.8 billion on in-house energy-related research and development (R&D) in Canada, a 17.2% increase from 2021. Outsourced energy-related R&D spending increased by 6.2% to $306 million.

September 18, 2024
Canada's international transactions in securities, second quarter 2024
Foreign investors increased their exposure to Canadian securities by $11.0 billion in July. Meanwhile, Canadian acquisitions of foreign securities slowed to $4.5 billion, down from a $16.4 billion investment in June.

September 18, 2024
Investment in building construction, second quarter 2024
Investment in building construction decreased 1.7% to $20.9 billion in July, following increases in May (+0.7%) and June (+2.7%). Year over year, investment in building construction rose 7.0% in July.

September 17, 2024
Consumer Price Index, second quarter 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in August, down from a 2.5% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.1% in August.

September 17, 2024
Job vacancies, second quarter 2024
Job vacancies fell by 59,000 (-9.2%) to 582,600 in the second quarter, marking the eighth consecutive quarterly decline from the record high of 983,600 reached in the second quarter of 2022.

September 16, 2024
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, second quarter 2024
Manufacturing sales rose 1.4% in July, mainly on higher sales of petroleum and coal, and chemical products. The gains were partially offset by lower sales of wood products.

September 16, 2024
Model-based principal field crop estimates, second quarter 2024
In 2024, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, oats and soybeans, but less canola, corn for grain and barley, compared with 2023, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data.

September 13, 2024
Wholesale trade, second quarter 2024
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) grew 0.4% to $82.7 billion in July.

September 13, 2024
Study: Charting change: How time-series data provides insights on Canadian well-being, second quarter 2024
Life satisfaction among Canadians is on the decline. Less than half (48.6%) of Canadians aged 15 years and older were feeling highly satisfied with their lives in 2024, down from 54.0% three years earlier.