Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

• Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, October 2001

  Manufacturers' shipments declined 2.9% in October to $40.4 billion-the lowest level since May 1999. Temporary plant closures in the motor vehicle industry, slowing production in the aerospace sector, and declining petroleum and coal prices held down shipments for a second consecutive month.

• Crime comparisons between Canada and the United States, 2000

  Over the past 20 years, Canada recorded much lower rates of violent crime than the United States did. However, rates of property offences have generally been higher in Canada, according to a comparison of police-reported crime between the two nations.

• Travel between Canada and other countries, October 2001
• Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, October 2001
• Employment Insurance coverage, 2000
• Construction Union Wage Rate Index, November 2001
• Construction type plywood, September 2001
• Rental and leasing services industries, 1999
• Small for-hire and owner operators of motor carriers of freight, 1999