Release dates for major economic indicators, 2012

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Data are available at the time of release in summary form in The Daily and in greater detail in the CANSIM database. Both are accessible from Statistics Canada's website (www.statcan.gc.ca/). Some data tables are also available from the Summary tables module of the website. In exceptional circumstances, some release dates may be modified during the year. For more information, contact the Media Relations National Hotline at 613-951-4636.

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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
March 1, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
May 31, 2012	First quarter 2012
August 30, 2012	Second quarter 2012
November 29, 2012	Third quarter 2012
February 28, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Building permits

Release date	Reference period
January 9, 2012	November 2011
February 7, 2012	December 2011
March 7, 2012	January 2012
April 5, 2012	February 2012
May 7, 2012	March 2012
June 5, 2012	April 2012
July 6, 2012	May 2012
August 7, 2012	June 2012
September 7, 2012	July 2012
October 5, 2012	August 2012
November 5, 2012	September 2012
December 6, 2012	October 2012
January 10, 2013	November 2012
February 7, 2013	December 2012
March 7, 2013	January 2013

Canada's international transactions in securities

Release date	Reference period
January 17, 2012	November 2011
February 16, 2012	December 2011
March 16, 2012	January 2012
April 16, 2012	February 2012
May 17, 2012	March 2012
June 18, 2012	April 2012
July 16, 2012	May 2012
August 16, 2012	June 2012
September 17, 2012	July 2012
October 16, 2012	August 2012
November 16, 2012	September 2012
December 17, 2012	October 2012
January 17, 2013	November 2012
February 19, 2013	December 2012
March 18, 2013	January 2013

Canadian economic accounts

Release date	Reference period
March 2 , 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
June 1 , 2012	First quarter 2012
August 31, 2012	Second quarter 2012
November 30, 2012	Third quarter 2012
March 1, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Canadian international merchandise trade

Release date	Reference period
January 13, 2012	November 2011
February 10, 2012	December 2011
March 9, 2012	January 2012
April 12, 2012	February 2012
May 10, 2012	March 2012
June 8, 2012	April 2012
July 11, 2012	May 2012
August 9, 2012	June 2012
September 11, 2012	July 2012
October 11, 2012	August 2012
November 8, 2012	September 2012
December 11, 2012	October 2012
January 11, 2013	November 2012
February 8, 2013	December 2012
March 7, 2013	January 2013

Characteristics of international overnight travellers

Release date	Reference period
February 27, 2012	Third quarter 2011
May 28, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
August 28, 2012	First quarter 2012
November 27, 2012	Second quarter 2012
February 26, 2013	Third quarter 2012

Consumer Price Index

Release date	Reference period
January 20, 2012	December 2011
February 17, 2012	January 2012
March 23, 2012	February 2012
April 20, 2012	March 2012
May 18, 2012	April 2012
June 22, 2012	May 2012
July 20, 2012	June 2012
August 17, 2012	July 2012
September 21, 2012	August 2012
October 19, 2012	September 2012
November 23, 2012	October 2012
December 21, 2012	November 2012
January 25, 2013	December 2012
February 22, 2013	January 2013

Employment Insurance

Release date	Reference period
January 19, 2012	November 2011
February 17, 2012	December 2011
March 22, 2012	January 2012
April 19, 2012	February 2012
May 24, 2012	March 2012
June 21, 2012	April 2012
July 19, 2012	May 2012
August 23, 2012	June 2012
September 20, 2012	July 2012
October 18, 2012	August 2012
November 22, 2012	September 2012
December 19, 2012	October 2012

Farm income

Release date	Reference period
November 26, 2012	2009, 2010 and 2011

Field crop reporting series

Release date	Reference period
February 3, 2012	Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2011
April 24, 2012	March intentions of principal field crop areas, 2012
May 7, 2012	Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31, 2012
June 27, 2012	Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, June 2012
August 22, 2012	July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops, 2012
September 7, 2012	Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31, 2012
October 4, 2012	September estimates of production of principal field crops, 2012
December 5, 2012	November estimates of production of principal field crops, 2012
February 5, 2013	Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2012

Gross domestic product by industry

Release date	Reference period
January 31, 2012	November 2011
March 2 , 2012	December 2011
March 30, 2012	January 2012
April 30, 2012	February 2012
June 1, 2012	March 2012
June 29, 2012	April 2012
July 31, 2012	May 2012
August 31, 2012	June 2012
September 28, 2012	July 2012
October 31, 2012	August 2012
November 30, 2012	September 2012
December 21, 2012	October 2012
January 31, 2013	November 2012
March 1, 2013	December 2012
March 28, 2013	January 2013

Industrial capacity utilization rates

Release date	Reference period
March 14, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
June 14, 2012	First quarter 2012
September 13, 2012	Second quarter 2012
December 13, 2012	Third quarter 2012
March 14, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Industrial product and raw materials price indexes

Release date	Reference period
January 5, 2012	November 2011
January 31, 2012	December 2011
March 1, 2012	January 2012
March 29, 2012	February 2012
April 30, 2012	March 2012
May 30, 2012	April 2012
June 29, 2012	May 2012
July 31, 2012	June 2012
August 29, 2012	July 2012
October 1, 2012	August 2012
October 30, 2012	September 2012
November 29, 2012	October 2012
January 4, 2013	November 2012
January 31, 2013	December 2012
February 28, 2013	January 2013
March 28, 2013	February 2013

International travel account

Release date	Reference period
February 28, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
May 30, 2012	First quarter 2012
August 29, 2012	Second quarter 2012
November 28, 2012	Third quarter 2012
February 27, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Investment in non-residential building construction

Release date	Reference period
January 17, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
April 18, 2012	First quarter 2012
July 17, 2012	Second quarter 2012
October 17, 2012	Third quarter 2012
January 17, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Labour Force Survey

Release date	Reference period
January 6, 2012	December 2011
February 3, 2012	January 2012
March 9, 2012	February 2012
April 5, 2012	March 2012
May 11, 2012	April 2012
June 8, 2012	May 2012
July 6, 2012	June 2012
August 10, 2012	July 2012
September 7, 2012	August 2012
October 5, 2012	September 2012
November 2, 2012	October 2012
December 7, 2012	November 2012
January 4, 2013	December 2012
February 8, 2013	January 2013
March 8, 2013	February 2013

Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost

Release date	Reference period
March 9, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
June 8, 2012	First quarter 2012
September 7, 2012	Second quarter 2012
December 7, 2012	Third quarter 2012

Leading indicators

Release date	Reference period
January 23, 2012	December 2011
February 17, 2012	January 2012
March 21, 2012	February 2012
April 20, 2012	March 2012
May 23, 2012	April 2012

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing

Release date	Reference period
January 19, 2012	November 2011
February 16, 2012	December 2011
March 16, 2012	January 2012
April 17, 2012	February 2012
May 16, 2012	March 2012
June 15, 2012	April 2012
July 17, 2012	May 2012
August 16, 2012	June 2012
September 14, 2012	July 2012
October 16, 2012	August 2012
November 15, 2012	September 2012
December 14, 2012	October 2012
January 18, 2013	November 2012
February 15, 2013	December 2012

New Housing Price Index

Release date	Reference period
January 12, 2012	November 2011
February 9, 2012	December 2011
March 8, 2012	January 2012
April 12, 2012	February 2012
May 10, 2012	March 2012
June 14, 2012	April 2012
July 12, 2012	May 2012
August 9, 2012	June 2012
September 13, 2012	July 2012
October 11, 2012	August 2012
November 8, 2012	September 2012
December 13, 2012	October 2012
January 10, 2013	November 2012
February 7, 2013	December 2012

New motor vehicle sales

Release date	Reference period
January 16, 2012	November 2011
February 14, 2012	December 2011
March 14, 2012	January 2012
April 17, 2012	February 2012

Payroll employment, earnings and hours

Release date	Reference period
January 26, 2012	November 2011
February 23, 2012	December 2011
March 30, 2012	January 2012
April 26, 2012	February 2012
May 31, 2012	March 2012
June 28, 2012	April 2012
July 26, 2012	May 2012
August 30, 2012	June 2012
September 27, 2012	July 2012
October 25, 2012	August 2012
November 28, 2012	September 2012
December 20, 2012	October 2012
January 30, 2013	November 2012
February 26, 2013	December 2012
March 27, 2013	January 2013

Private and public investment in Canada

Release date	Reference period
February 29, 2012	2012
February 27, 2013	2013

Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises

Release date	Reference period
February 23, 2012	Fourth quarter 2011
May 24, 2012	First quarter 2012
August 28, 2012	Second quarter 2012
November 27, 2012	Third quarter 2012
February 26, 2013	Fourth quarter 2012

Retail trade

Release date	Reference period
January 24, 2012	November 2011
February 21, 2012	December 2011
March 22, 2012	January 2012
April 24, 2012	February 2012
May 23, 2012	March 2012
June 21, 2012	April 2012
July 24, 2012	May 2012
August 22, 2012	June 2012
September 25, 2012	July 2012
October 23, 2012	August 2012
November 22, 2012	September 2012
December 20, 2012	October 2012

Travel between Canada and other countries

Release date	Reference period
January 19, 2012	November 2011
February 20, 2012	December 2011
March 20, 2012	January 2012
April 19, 2012	February 2012
May 17, 2012	March 2012
June 19, 2012	April 2012
July 18, 2012	May 2012
August 21, 2012	June 2012
September 18, 2012	July 2012
October 18, 2012	August 2012
November 20, 2012	September 2012
December 18, 2012	October 2012
January 21, 2013	November 2012
February 19, 2013	December 2012

Wholesale trade

Release date	Reference period
January 20, 2012	November 2011
February 21, 2012	December 2011
March 19, 2012	January 2012
April 23, 2012	February 2012
May 17, 2012	March 2012
June 19, 2012	April 2012
July 19, 2012	May 2012
August 21, 2012	June 2012
September 21, 2012	July 2012
October 18, 2012	August 2012
November 20, 2012	September 2012
December 19, 2012	October 2012

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