25 June 2001, 09:45  Canada : summary of key economic indicators

Data available through: June 21, 2001
Data are monthly unless otherwise noted

Dec00 Jan01 Feb01 Mar01 Apr01 May01
Payroll Level Change +31.1k +0.7k -23.5k +29.7k +25.2k +9.9k
Unemployment Rate 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
Average Weekly Earnings NA +0.2% UNCH +0.3%
Help-wanted Index 181 177 171 168 168 164

CPI (unadjusted) +0.1% -0.3% +0.4% +0.3% +0.7% +0.9%
excl Food and Energy UNCH -0.2% +0.5% +0.1% +0.4% +0.4%
Industrial Product Price -0.9% -0.2% +0.6% +0.5% +0.2%
Raw Materials Price Index -7.1% +0.9% +1.9% -2.0% +0.1%

Composite Leading Index -0.2% -0.2% -0.1% -0.2% -0.1% UNCH

Retail Sales +1.0% +0.5% -0.2% +0.4% +1.6%
excl autos +1.3% -0.3% +0.9% -0.1% =0.6%
Wholesale Trade +0.9% +1.0% -2.1% +1.8% -0.9%
Wholesale Inventories +1.1% +0.5% +0.2% -0.4% -0.1%

Mfg Shipments -2.1% +0.2% -4.0% +1.9% -0.6%
Mfg Inventories -1.7% +0.1% +0.6% UNCH UNCH
Mfg Unfilled Orders -1.1% -3.9% +2.9% -1.9% +0.2%
Capacity Util. (qtrly) 85.1% 84.1%

Motor Vehicle Sales +2.4% -0.1% -4.2% +1.2% +5.9%

Building permits +2.3% +21.5% -9.1% -11.5% +4.8%
Residential -4.2% +22.0% -0.9% -13.5% -4.8%
Nonresidential +10.4% +20.9% -17.9% -8.8% +16.6%

Intl Trade (bln) +C$5.8 +C$6.7 +C$5.8 +C$6.3 +C$6.3
Exports +3.7% -0.1% -4.3% +3.4% +1.7%
Imports -0.4% -2.8% -2.5% +2.5% +1.9%

Intl Sec Transactions (bl-C$20.8 +C$3.8 -C$0.3 +C$6.6

GDP at factor cost +0.2% +0.2% -0.1% +0.1%
Qtrly Real GDP annualized +1.6% +2.5%

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