Tuesday, March 16, 2004

First decline in employment in six months

The Canadian economy lost jobs for the first time in six months in February as weakness in part-time employment offset a modest gain in full-time.    more >>

Trade surplus narrows

Canada’s trade surplus narrowed slightly in January as merchandise exports incurred their biggest decline in nine months.    more >>

Interprovincial trade cushions drop in exports

Faced with weakening foreign markets for their goods and services, Canada's provincial and territorial economies have turned to one another to boost sales of their goods and services since 2000.    more >>

SPOTLIGHT: Black population

This week’s Spotlight is on the Black population in Canada. A new report shows that it is growing faster than the general population, and is concentrated in the largest cities. Blacks are considerably younger, and their children are more likely to be living in lone-parent families.    more >>

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