Lower energy prices largest risk factor facing Canadian markets
Productivity has declined, while hours worked per has gone up dramatically
Increase larger than expected
Manufacturers intend to increase investment in 2007
January retail sales fell back only slightly from the previous month’s high, despite a downturn in sales of automobiles and gasoline, Statistics Canada said today.Total retail sales fell 0.2% in January to an estimated $33.4 billion, mainly due to the 2.4% sales decline in the automotive sector. Excluding the automotive sector, retail sales rose by […]
Higher gasoline prices boost consumer price index
Weaker deliveries of automotive products and personal and household goods
National net worth reached $4.9 trillion by the end of the fourth quarter, or $150,500 per capita, Statistics Canada said today.National net worth expanded by $131 billion in the fourth quarter, up 2.7% and just off the pace set in the third.The growth in national wealth (economy-wide non-financial assets) slowed to 1.7%. This reflected the […]
Industrial production climbs 1%
Weaker loonie curbs Canada’s net external liabilities