Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.6% from June 2002 to June 2003, having registered monthly increases of only 0.1% in both May and June 2003. This 12-month change constitutes the weakest increase since September 2002. A large part of this rise came from the hike in the natural gas index (+48.3%), as well as from the 22.6% jump in automotive vehicle insurance premiums. Most of the increase in automotive vehicle insurance premiums occurred in earlier months, as they advanced by only 0.4% from May to June. The CPI excluding energy increased 2.2% from June 2002 to June 2003.
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Canada-Mexico agricultural economies and trade
The research study Canada-Mexico agricultural economies and trade under closer North American relations examines the expanding trading relationship between Canada and Mexico, with particular emphasis on trade in agricultural products.
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Services indicators
First quarter 2003The latest edition of Services indicators analyzes the performance of three services industries — Engineering services, Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing, Surveying and mapping services — that grew strongly in 2001 despite the general economic slowdown that year. In all three industries, revenues from natural resources projects, especially oil and gas, were high. This latest edition includes the article” Resiliency in the natural resources service sector."
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Leading indicators
The composite leading index posted a moderate gain of 0.3% in June, slightly stronger than the growth over the past year. Six of the 10 components advanced, one more than in May. The rebound in the stock market in recent months continued, reinforced by a firming of housing and an upturn in services. The only components that fell originated in manufacturing.
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Private and public investment
Total capital spending in Canada on plant, equipment and housing should reach the $212 billion mark in 2003, up 2.2% from the February forecast, according to revised intentions of public and private investment.
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Employment, earnings and hours
In May, average weekly earnings for all employees were estimated at $691.38, up $5.04 from April. This represents a 1.8% increase from May 2002.
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Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: Children with disabilities
An estimated 155,000 Canadian children between 5 and 14 years old, or 4% of all children of this age group, had some form of activity limitation in 2001, and many of their parents reported that they weren't getting the help they needed with their child's condition.
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Employment Insurance
The estimated number of Canadians (adjusted for seasonality) receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in May moved up 2.7% from April to 561,370, marking the fourth consecutive monthly rise. Led by New Brunswick (+5.0%) and Alberta (+4.3%), 10 of the provinces and territories recorded monthly increases.
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2001 Census Aboriginal population profile
The 2001 Census Aboriginal population profile provides information on the Aboriginal identity population for various communities in Canada where the Aboriginal identity population is 250 or more.
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Corporate failures
Younger companies are more likely to go bankrupt because of shortcomings in managerial knowledge and financial management abilities. In contrast, older firms are more likely to fail because of an inability to adapt to environmental change.
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Labour Force Survey
Employment edged down 13,000 in July, all in part-time jobs, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.8% (+0.1 percentage points). Since the start of 2003, employment has increased by only 0.5%, much slower than the 2.3% growth observed in the first seven months of 2002. In the United States, employment continued to decline in July and is down 0.3% so far in 2003.
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Provincial and territorial government finance: Assets and liabilities
At March 31, 2002, the net debt (defined as the excess of liabilities over financial assets) of provincial and territorial general governments reached $249.4 billion, up $7.6 billion (+3.2%) from March 31, 2001. The financial assets stood at $258.6 billion, and total liabilities at $507.8 billion.
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Retirement savings through registered pension plans and registered retirement savings plans
Data on contributions to registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) and participation in employer-sponsored registered pension plans (RPPs) are now available. These data provide longitudinal (1995 to 2001) and cross-sectional (1991 to 2001) information on taxfilers for both retirement vehicles.
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Pension plans in Canada
Data on registered pension plans are now available for the period ending January 1, 2002. The Pension Plans in Canada Survey is a census of employer-sponsored plans. The survey collects information on terms, conditions and membership. Information is derived from administrative data primarily provided by the 10 pension supervisory authorities.
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