Data available through: July 9, 2001
Data are monthly unless otherwise noted

Jan01 Feb01 Mar01 Apr01 May01 Jun01
Payroll Level Change +0.7k -23.5k +29.7k +25.2k +9.9k -13.0k
Unemployment Rate 6.9% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
Average Weekly Earnings +0.2% UNCH +0.2% -0.1%
Help-wanted Index 177 171 168 168 164 161

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

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

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

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

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

Building permits +21.5% -9.1% -11.5% +4.8% -0.6%
Residential +22.0% -0.9% -13.5% -4.8% +9.4%
Nonresidential +20.9% -17.9% -8.8% +16.6% -10.6%

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

Intl Sec Transactions (bl +C$3.8 -C$0.3 +C$6.6 +C$4.2

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