Higher crude costs drive raw material, industrial product prices
Credit card balances surge, mortgage debt climbs
Provinces may have to step up, with Parliament prorogued: Desjardins
Sales were down 3.3% from December
Foreign investors increase exposure to Canada, domestic investors add to U.S. holdings: StatCan
Without the GST tax break, the annual inflation rate would have accelerated to 2.7%: StatCan
Lower rates needed to offset demographic, financial headwinds
Wholesale sales dropped 0.2% to $83.6 billion in December; wholesale sales were down 0.8%
However, in constant dollars, overall manufacturing sales fell 0.8%
Restaurants Canada is calling for the relief to be extended or made permanent