Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index, first quarter 2012
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The Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index increased 0.2% in the first quarter, following no change in the fourth quarter. Prices increased primarily as a result of changes in market conditions.
Heavy machinery and equipment rental and leasing services (for construction, transportation, mining and forestry) increased 0.5%, the sixth consecutive quarterly increase. Office machinery and other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing services decreased 0.5%.
Services Producer Price Index: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services
The index increased 1.5% in the first quarter compared with the same quarter of 2011.
Note to readers
This price index measures price changes of rental and leasing activities for the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment industry.
Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary. The previous quarter of the series is subject to revision. The series is also subject to an annual revision released with data for the second quarter of the following reference year. The indexes are not seasonally adjusted.
With this release, an additional CANSIM table is available that presents the Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index as a quarterly index. The table that presents monthly data will continue to be updated with each release.
The Office and Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Services Price Index combines the North American Industry Classification System codes 53242 and 53249.
Available without charge in CANSIM: tables CANSIM table332-0005 and CANSIM table332-0010.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number survey number5137.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 613-951-8116; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or the Media Hotline (613-951-4636; statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@canada.ca).
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