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| Period of latest data | Latest data | Change, previous period | Change, previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||
| Gross domestic product ($ billions chained, 2002)1 | Nov/11 | 1,273.3 | -0.1% | 2.0% |
| Leading indicator (1992=100) | Dec/11 | 262.1 | 0.8% | 6.4% |
| Operating profits of enterprises ($ billions) | Q3/11 | 64.0 | -0.5% | 9.1% |
| Capacity utilization rate (%)2 | Q3/11 | 81.3 | 1.4† | 3.8† |
| Domestic demand | ||||
| Retail trade ($ billions) | Nov/11 | 38.7 | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| New motor vehicle sales (thousands of units) | Nov/11 | 137.6 | -1.0% | 1.0% |
| Wholesale trade ($ billions) | Nov/11 | 49.0 | -0.4% | 6.5% |
| Labour | ||||
| Labour Force Survey | See latest release, by province | |||
| Average weekly earnings ($) | Nov/11 | 884.0 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries (thousands) | Nov/11 | 539.0 | -0.3% | -19.2% |
| International Trade | ||||
| Merchandise exports ($ billions) | Dec/11 | 42.0 | 4.5% | 12.5% |
| Merchandise imports ($ billions) | Dec/11 | 39.3 | 0.8% | 10.9% |
| Merchandise trade balance (all figures in $ billions) | Dec/11 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| Sales ($ billions) | Nov/11 | 49.6 | 2.0% | 10.2% |
| New orders ($ billions) | Nov/11 | 50.4 | 3.6% | 11.9% |
| Unfilled orders ($ billions) | Nov/11 | 62.2 | 1.2% | 19.6% |
| Inventory/shipments ratio | Nov/11 | 1.31 | -0.02† | -0.02† |
| Prices | ||||
| Consumer Price Index (2002=100) | See latest release, by province | |||
| Industrial Product Price Index (2002=100) | Dec/11 | 114.7 | -0.7% | 2.8% |
| Raw Materials Price Index (2002=100) | Dec/11 | 173.0 | -2.4% | 4.7% |
| New Housing Price Index (2007=100) | Dec/11 | 106.6 | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| Notes: - All series are seasonally adjusted with the exception of the price indexes. - † Percentage point. 1. 2002 replaces 1997 as the base year used in determining prices for gross domestic product by industry. Also, valuation has been changed from factor cost to basic prices in chained dollars. 2. Calculation of the rates of capacity use is now based on the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 028-0002, 079-0003, 080-0020, 081-0011, 187-0002, 228-0001, 276-0001, 281-0028, 304-0014, 327-0046, 329-0057, 330-0007, 377-0003, 379-0027. Last modified: 2012-02-10. | ||||
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