Release dates for major economic indicators, 2011

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• Balance of international payments
• Building permits
• Canada's international transactions in securities
• Canadian economic accounts
• Canadian international merchandise trade
• Characteristics of international overnight travellers
• Consumer Price Index
• Employment Insurance
• Farm income
• Field crop reporting series
• Gross domestic product by industry
• Industrial capacity utilization rates
• Industrial product and raw materials price indexes
• International travel account
• Investment in non-residential building construction
• Labour Force Survey
• Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost
• Leading indicators
• Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
• New Housing Price Index
• New motor vehicle sales
• Payroll employment, earnings and hours
• Private and public investment in Canada
• Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises
• Retail trade
• Travel between Canada and other countries
• Wholesale trade

Balance of international payments

Release date	Reference period
February 28, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
May 30, 2011	First quarter 2011
August 30, 2011	Second quarter 2011
November 29, 2011	Third quarter 2011
March 1, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Building permits

Release date	Reference period
January 10, 2011	November 2010
February 7, 2011	December 2010
March 7, 2011	January 2011
April 7, 2011	February 2011
May 5, 2011	March 2011
June 6, 2011	April 2011
July 6, 2011	May 2011
August 5, 2011	June 2011
September 8, 2011	July 2011
October 6, 2011	August 2011
November 4, 2011	September 2011
December 6, 2011	October 2011
January 9, 2012	November 2011
February 7, 2012	December 2011
March 7, 2012	January 2012

Canada's international transactions in securities

Release date	Reference period
January 17, 2011	November 2010
February 16, 2011	December 2010
March 17, 2011	January 2011
April 18, 2011	February 2011
May 17, 2011	March 2011
June 16, 2011	April 2011
July 18, 2011	May 2011
August 17, 2011	June 2011
September 16, 2011	July 2011
October 17, 2011	August 2011
November 17, 2011	September 2011
December 16, 2011	October 2011
January 17, 2012	November 2011
February 16, 2012	December 2011
March 16, 2012	January 2012

Canadian economic accounts

Release date	Reference period
February 28, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
May 30, 2011	First quarter 2011
August 31, 2011	Second quarter 2011
November 30, 2011	Third quarter 2011
March 2, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Canadian international merchandise trade

Release date	Reference period
January 13, 2011	November 2010
February 11, 2011	December 2010
March 10, 2011	January 2011
April 12, 2011	February 2011
May 11, 2011	March 2011
June 9, 2011	April 2011
July 12, 2011	May 2011
August 11, 2011	June 2011
September 8, 2011	July 2011
October 13, 2011	August 2011
November 10, 2011	September 2011
December 9, 2011	October 2011
January 13, 2012	November 2011
February 10, 2012	December 2011

Characteristics of international overnight travellers

Release date	Reference period
February 24, 2011	Third quarter 2010
May 25, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
August 24, 2011	First quarter 2011
November 24, 2011	Second quarter 2011
February 27, 2012	Third quarter 2011

Consumer Price Index

Release date	Reference period
January 25, 2011	December 2010
February 18, 2011	January 2011
March 18, 2011	February 2011
April 19, 2011	March 2011
May 20, 2011	April 2011
June 29, 2011	May 2011
July 22, 2011	June 2011
August 19, 2011	July 2011
September 21, 2011	August 2011
October 21, 2011	September 2011
November 18, 2011	October 2011
December 20, 2011	November 2011
January 20, 2012	December 2011

Employment Insurance

Release date	Reference period
January 20, 2011	November 2010
February 17, 2011	December 2010
March 24, 2011	January 2011
April 18, 2011	February 2011
May 19, 2011	March 2011
June 23, 2011	April 2011
July 21, 2011	May 2011
August 18, 2011	June 2011
September 22, 2011	July 2011
October 20, 2011	August 2011
November 17, 2011	September 2011
December 16, 2011	October 2011

Farm income

Release date	Reference period
May 25, 2011	2009 and 2010
November 24, 2011	2008, 2009 and 2010

Field crop reporting series

Release date	Reference period
February 4, 2011	Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2010
April 26, 2011	March intentions of principal field crop areas, 2011
May 6, 2011	Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31, 2011
June 23, 2011	Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, June 2011
August 24, 2011	July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops, 2011
September 7, 2011	Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31, 2011
October 4, 2011	September estimates of production of principal field crops, 2011
December 6, 2011	November estimates of production of principal field crops, 2011

Gross domestic product by industry

Release date	Reference period
January 31, 2011	November 2010
February 28, 2011	December 2010
March 31, 2011	January 2011
April 29, 2011	February 2011
May 30, 2011	March 2011
June 30, 2011	April 2011
July 29, 2011	May 2011
August 31, 2011	June 2011
September 30, 2011	July 2011
October 31, 2011	August 2011
November 30, 2011	September 2011
December 23, 2011	October 2011
January 31, 2012	November 2011
March 2, 2012	December 2011

Industrial capacity utilization rates

Release date	Reference period
March 14, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
June 14, 2011	First quarter 2011
September 14, 2011	Second quarter 2011
December 15, 2011	Third quarter 2011
March 14, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Industrial product and raw materials price indexes

Release date	Reference period
January 5, 2011	November 2010
January 31, 2011	December 2010
March 2, 2011	January 2011
March 30, 2011	February 2011
May 2, 2011	March 2011
May 31, 2011	April 2011
July 4, 2011	May 2011
July 29, 2011	June 2011
August 30, 2011	July 2011
September 29, 2011	August 2011
October 31, 2011	September 2011
November 30, 2011	October 2011
January 5, 2012	November 2011
January 31, 2012	December 2011
March 1, 2012	January 2012
March 29, 2012	February 2012

International travel account

Release date	Reference period
February 25, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
May 27, 2011	First quarter 2011
August 26, 2011	Second quarter 2011
November 28, 2011	Third quarter 2011
February 28, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Investment in non-residential building construction

Release date	Reference period
January 17, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
April 15, 2011	First quarter 2011
July 15, 2011	Second quarter 2011
October 18, 2011	Third quarter 2011
January 17, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Labour Force Survey

Release date	Reference period
January 7, 2011	December 2010
February 4, 2011	January 2011
March 11, 2011	February 2011
April 8, 2011	March 2011
May 6, 2011	April 2011
June 10, 2011	May 2011
July 8, 2011	June 2011
August 5, 2011	July 2011
September 9, 2011	August 2011
October 7, 2011	September 2011
November 4, 2011	October 2011
December 2, 2011	November 2011

Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost

Release date	Reference period
March 15, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
June 10, 2011	First quarter 2011
September 9, 2011	Second quarter 2011
December 9, 2011	Third quarter 2011
March 9, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Leading indicators

Release date	Reference period
January 20, 2011	December 2010
February 16, 2011	January 2011
March 22, 2011	February 2011
April 19, 2011	March 2011
May 18, 2011	April 2011
June 21, 2011	May 2011
July 19, 2011	June 2011
August 18, 2011	July 2011
September 20, 2011	August 2011
October 19, 2011	September 2011
November 18, 2011	October 2011
December 14, 2011	November 2011

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing

Release date	Reference period
January 19, 2011	November 2010
February 16, 2011	December 2010
March 16, 2011	January 2011
April 14, 2011	February 2011
May 16, 2011	March 2011
June 15, 2011	April 2011
July 15, 2011	May 2011
August 16, 2011	June 2011
September 15, 2011	July 2011
October 14, 2011	August 2011
November 15, 2011	September 2011
December 14, 2011	October 2011
January 19, 2012	November 2011
February 16, 2012	December 2011

New Housing Price Index

Release date	Reference period
January 12, 2011	November 2010
February 10, 2011	December 2010
March 9, 2011	January 2011
April 12, 2011	February 2011
May 12, 2011	March 2011
June 9, 2011	April 2011
July 7, 2011	May 2011
August 11, 2011	June 2011
September 8, 2011	July 2011
October 12, 2011	August 2011
November 9, 2011	September 2011
December 8, 2011	October 2011
January 12, 2012	November 2011
February 9, 2012	December 2011

New motor vehicle sales

Release date	Reference period
January 14, 2011	November 2010
February 14, 2011	December 2010
March 15, 2011	January 2011
April 14, 2011	February 2011
May 13, 2011	March 2011
June 14, 2011	April 2011
July 18, 2011	May 2011
August 15, 2011	June 2011
September 15, 2011	July 2011
October 17, 2011	August 2011
November 15, 2011	September 2011
December 14, 2011	October 2011
January 16, 2012	November 2011
February 14, 2012	December 2011

Payroll employment, earnings and hours

Release date	Reference period
January 28, 2011	November 2010
February 24, 2011	December 2010
March 31, 2011	January 2011
April 28, 2011	February 2011
May 26, 2011	March 2011
June 30, 2011	April 2011
July 28, 2011	May 2011
August 25, 2011	June 2011
September 29, 2011	July 2011
October 27, 2011	August 2011
November 24, 2011	September 2011
December 22, 2011	October 2011

Private and public investment in Canada

Release date	Reference period
February 25, 2011	2011
February 29, 2012	2012

Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises

Release date	Reference period
February 23, 2011	Fourth quarter 2010
May 26, 2011	First quarter 2011
August 25, 2011	Second quarter 2011
November 24, 2011	Third quarter 2011
February 23, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011

Retail trade

Release date	Reference period
January 21, 2011	November 2010
February 22, 2011	December 2010
March 22, 2011	January 2011
April 21, 2011	February 2011
May 20, 2011	March 2011
June 21, 2011	April 2011
July 22, 2011	May 2011
August 23, 2011	June 2011
September 22, 2011	July 2011
October 25, 2011	August 2011
November 22, 2011	September 2011
December 21, 2011	October 2011

Travel between Canada and other countries

Release date	Reference period
January 19, 2011	November 2010
February 17, 2011	December 2010
March 17, 2011	January 2011
April 20, 2011	February 2011
May 18, 2011	March 2011
June 17, 2011	April 2011
July 19, 2011	May 2011
August 18, 2011	June 2011
September 20, 2011	July 2011
October 19, 2011	August 2011
November 17, 2011	September 2011
December 19, 2011	October 2011
January 19, 2012	November 2011
February 20, 2012	December 2011

Wholesale trade

Release date	Reference period
January 20, 2011	November 2010
February 17, 2011	December 2010
March 17, 2011	January 2011
April 19, 2011	February 2011
May 18, 2011	March 2011
June 17, 2011	April 2011
July 20, 2011	May 2011
August 18, 2011	June 2011
September 20, 2011	July 2011
October 20, 2011	August 2011
November 21, 2011	September 2011
December 19, 2011	October 2011

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