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Retail sales top pre-pandemic levels for first time

Sales soared 23.7% in June to $53.0 billion, StatsCan said, as it also revised its May reading

  • August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020
  • 11:18

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate in May sinks to negative 0.4%

It was the second month in a row for negative inflation

  • June 17, 2020 June 17, 2020
  • 13:47

Annual inflation rate cooled in March to 0.9% as pandemic took hold

The slowdown in Canada was bigger than those experienced in the U.S. and U.K.

  • April 22, 2020 April 22, 2020
  • 11:05

Statistics Canada says economy added 34,500 jobs in January, unemployment down

The job growth was powered by the goods-producing sector

  • February 7, 2020 February 7, 2020
  • 11:39

Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, unemployment rate falls

Full-time employment rose by 38,400 jobs, while the number of part-time jobs fell by 3,200

  • January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020
  • 12:09

Bank of Canada says economy remains resilient

BoC deputy governor cites on-target inflation and strong job market

  • December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019
  • 10:33

Statistics Canada reports annual pace of inflation rises in May to 2.4%

Economists had expected an increase of 2.1%

  • June 19, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 10:05

Canadian economy added 27,700 jobs in May: StatsCan

Unemployment rate hit record low at 5.4%

  • June 7, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 10:24

Federal government’s deficit to grow to $19.8B in 2019-20 fiscal year

Federal debt as a percentage of GDP is expected to be 30.7%

  • March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
  • 17:22

Key household debt ratio ticked higher in third quarter

Canadians owed nearly $1.78 in credit market debt for every dollar of household disposable income

  • December 14, 2018 October 31, 2019
  • 13:30