Download the full version of Canada Weekly The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is receiving a great deal of attention, as households and businesses look to when the Canadian economy will be able to move past the pandemic. However, even before vaccines are widely available, containment of the existing virus spread will determine how well Canada’s economy performs over the next few months. On that front, we expect weakness in the first quarter of...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 1,133,623 | 1,003,640 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Private Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 1,255,980 | 1,102,628 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 2,003,084 | 1,839,804 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2020 Q3 | 2,235,012 | 2,002,428 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 425,273 | 412,017 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2020 Q3 | 497,692 | 484,800 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2017 | 421,029,650,800 | 409,464,857,900 | NCU | Annual |
Real Investment | 2017 | 438,698,576,200 | 413,163,302,200 | NCU | Annual |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2017 | 493,199,000,000 | 472,419,000,000 | NCU | Annual |
Investment | 2017 | 508,391,000,000 | 471,932,000,000 | NCU | Annual |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Jan 2021 | 138.8 | 138.2 | Index 2002=100, SA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Jan 2021 | 104 | 102 | Index Jan2020=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Labor Force Employment | Jan 2021 | 18,272 | 18,484 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment Rate | Jan 2021 | 9.4 | 8.8 | %, SA | Monthly |
Agriculture Employment | Jan 2021 | 271.3 | 277.8 | Ths. persons, SA | Monthly |
Total Employment | Jan 2021 | 18,272 | 18,484 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Labor Force | Jan 2021 | 20,171 | 20,258 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Jan 2021 | 1,899 | 1,773 | Ths. #, SA | Monthly |
Wage & Salaries | Sep 2020 | 85,656,294 | 83,962,751 | Ths. CAD, SA | Monthly |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Exports of Goods | Dec 2020 | 47,546 | 46,559 | Mil. CAD, NSA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Dec 2020 | 46,327 | 48,119 | Mil. CAD, NSA | Monthly |
Current Account Balance | 2020 Q3 | -7,528 | -6,998 | Mil. CAD, SA | Quarterly |
Balance of Goods | 2020 Q3 | -8,781 | -8,190 | Mil. CAD, SA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 654,116 | 536,364 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 686,872 | 566,184 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 613,818 | 536,122 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2020 Q3 | 605,869 | 501,086 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | 7,949 | 35,036 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2020 Q3 | -32,756 | -29,820 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Government Budget Balance | 2020 Q3 | -241,808 | -426,336 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Government Expenditures | 2020 Q3 | 1,155,384 | 1,290,464 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Government Revenues | 2020 Q3 | 927,988 | 876,828 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt | 2020 Q3 | 1,315,040 | 1,285,223 | Mil. CAD, NSA | Quarterly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Average Long-term Government Bond | 25 Feb 2021 | 1.91 | 1.88 | %, NSA | Business Daily |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | 25 Feb 2021 | 0.11 | 0.1 | %, NSA | Business Daily |
Lending Rate | 25 Feb 2021 | 0.5 | 0.5 | %, NSA | Business Daily |
Monetary Policy Rate | 25 Feb 2021 | 0.25 | 0.25 | %, NSA | Business Daily |
Stock Market Index | 24 Feb 2021 | 18,484 | 18,330 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Money Market Rate | 23 Feb 2021 | 0.2 | 0.2 | %, NSA | Business Daily |
Household Lending Rate | Sep 2019 | 10 | 10 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
House Price Value for Existing Homes | Jan 2021 | 250.5 | 249.83 | Index Jun 2005=100, NSA | Monthly |
House Price Index for New Homes | Jan 2021 | 109 | 108.2 | Index Dec2016=100, NSA | Monthly |
House Price Index | Jan 2021 | 109.16 | 108.23 | Index Dec2016=100, SA | Monthly |
Housing Starts | Jan 2021 | 282.43 | 229.35 | Ths. #, SAAR | Monthly |
Residential Building Permits | Dec 2020 | 23,523 | 23,710 | #, SA | Monthly |
Building Permits | Dec 2020 | 9,083,423 | 9,469,936 | Ths. CAD, SA | Monthly |
Building Completions | 2020 Q4 | 50,938 | 57,340 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Dwelling Stocks | 2016 | 15,412,443 | # | Annual | |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Retail Sales | Dec 2020 | 53,378,253 | 55,252,473 | Ths. CAD, SA | Monthly |
Real Retail Sales | Dec 2020 | 49,112 | 50,925 | Mil. Ch. 2012 CAD, SA | Monthly |
Personal Income | 2020 Q3 | 1,518,168 | 1,423,080 | Mil. CAD, SAAR | Quarterly |
Consumer Confidence | Apr 2020 | 96.35 | 98.65 | Index Long term avg=100, SA | Monthly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Purchasing Managers index | Jan 2021 | 55.7 | 53.9 | Index=50, NSA | Monthly |
Industrial Production | Nov 2020 | 384,125 | 375,280 | Mil. 2012 CAD, SAAR | Monthly |
Change in Inventories | 2017 | 15,192,000,000 | -487,000,000 | NCU | Annual |
Real Change in Inventories | 1970 | 252,605,600 | NCU | Annual | |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | 2020 Q4 | 38,008,005 | 38,005,238 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Births | 2020 Q3 | 99,024 | 94,734 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Deaths | 2020 Q3 | 69,114 | 79,050 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Birth Rate | 2018 | 10.1 | 10.3 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Death Rate | 2018 | 7.7 | 7.5 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | 1,100,000 | # | Annual |