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Leading indicators, June 2006
The composite index rose by 0.2% in June, after an upward-revised gain of 0.4% in May. The estimate for March was also revised up, to a 0.6% increase. Consumer spending remained the bedrock of growth, while the weakness in manufacturing was less pronounced. Instead, housing and the stock market were the weakest components, after leading growth early in 2006.

General Social Survey: Paid and unpaid work, 2005
Women still do most of the housework and tend to feel more time-stressed than men do. But now more men are juggling housework and paid work duties, while women are spending more time at the office, according to a new time-use study.

Travel between Canada and other countries, May 2006

Construction Union Wage Rate Index, June 2006

Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry Intended to Directly Benefit Developing Countries, 2004

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Perspectives on Labour and Income, July 2006 online edition

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