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The Daily


Monday, December 17, 2007


Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Canada's international transactions in securities, October 2007
Non-residents investors reduced their holdings of portfolio Canadian shares by a record $23.4 billion in October, having sold shares to foreign direct investors for a considerable amount. Meanwhile, with the Canadian dollar near its record high, residents looked abroad for investment opportunities in October, buying $4.8 billion worth of foreign securities.

New motor vehicle sales, October 2007
Sales of new motor vehicles declined again in October, although not as sharply as in September. Seasonally adjusted data from the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey show that 137,501 new vehicles were sold in October. This is 1.4% fewer vehicles than were sold in September.

Aircraft movement statistics, November 2007 

Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, October 2007

Steel wire and specified wire products, October 2007

Refined petroleum products, October 2007 

Primary iron and steel, October 2007

New products