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| Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| N.W.T. | ||||
| Labour market | ||||
| Employment (SA, thousands) | January 2012 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| percentage points | ||||
| Unemployment rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 75.7 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| % | ||||
| Labour income (includes Nunavut) (SA, $ thousands) | September 2011 | 285,114 | 0.8 | 6.9 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0100. |
| Prices | ||||
| % | ||||
| Consumer price index1 (2002=100) | December 2011 | 123.4 | 0.0 | 3.5 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 326-0020. |
| Demand | ||||
| % | ||||
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | November 2011 | 57.6 | -0.7 | -1.8 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 080-0020. |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| % | ||||
| Sales (SA, $ million) | November 2011 | 1.4 | 49.6 | 85.7 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 304-0015. |
| Residential construction | ||||
| % | ||||
| Building permits (SA, $ million) | December 2011 | 0.8 | -55.8 | -57.7 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousands of units) | . | . | . | . |
| . : not available for any reference period. 1. Data is for Yellowknife. SA - seasonally adjusted SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 026-0006 and 027-0054. Last Modified: 2012-02-07. | ||||
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