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| Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| B.C. | ||||
| Labour market | ||||
| Employment (SA, thousands) | January 2012 | 2,291.7 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| percentage points | ||||
| Unemployment rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 6.9 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 64.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| % | ||||
| Labour income (SA, $ millions) | September 2011 | 9,209.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Average weekly earnings (SA, $) | November 2011 | 849.99 | 0.46 | 3.19 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 277-0001, 277-0002, 281-0028, 382-0006 and 282-0087. |
| Prices | ||||
| % | ||||
| Consumer price index (2002=100) | December 2011 | 116.5 | -0.9 | 1.7 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 326-0020. |
| Demand | ||||
| % | ||||
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | November 2011 | 5,102.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 080-0020. |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| % | ||||
| Sales (SA, $ million) | November 2011 | 3,206.2 | 0.9 | 5.9 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 304-0015. |
| Residential construction | ||||
| % | ||||
| Building permits (SA, $ million) | December 2011 | 783.1 | -15.8 | 27.0 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousands of units) | January 2012 | 29.3 | 26.8 | 8.5 |
| SA - seasonally adjusted SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 026-0006 and 027-0054. Last Modified: 2012-02-08. | ||||
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