The Daily 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

2011 Census: Population and dwelling counts
The population of Canada increased 5.9% between the 2006 and 2011 censuses, compared with a 5.4% increase during the previous five-year period. The increase in the growth rate was attributable to slightly higher fertility and to an increase in the number of non-permanent residents and immigrants.

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February 7, 2012
Building permits, December 2011
Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.8 billion in December, up 11.1% from November. This is the highest level since June 2007. The advance in December was due primarily to an increase in multi-family dwellings in Ontario and commercial buildings in Alberta.

February 3, 2012
Labour Force Survey, January 2012
Employment was virtually unchanged in January, and the unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 7.6% as more people searched for work. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment rose by 129,000 (+0.7%), with most of the growth occurring in the first six months of this period.

January 31, 2012
Gross domestic product by industry, November 2011
Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in November, following no growth in October and monthly increases from June to September. Most of the November decline was accounted for by lower output in the energy sector.

January 31, 2012
Industrial product and raw materials price indexes, December 2011
From November to December, the Industrial Product Price Index declined 0.7% and the Raw Materials Price Index was down 2.4%. These declines were mainly the result of lower petroleum and metals prices.

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