Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Factory shipments highest in six months

Manufacturing shipments rose for only the third time in six months in February, but much of the gain was due to spiralling industrial prices.    more >>

Big rebound in exports

Canada’s exports rebounded sharply in February following one of the weakest performances in January in nearly five years.    more >>

Rich neighbourhoods get richer

Family incomes stagnated during the 1990s in Canada’s 27 largest metropolitan areas, but the gap between rich and poor neighbourhoods widened, according to a far-reaching new report.    more >>

SPOTLIGHT: High school dropouts

This week’s Spotlight is on high school dropouts. A new study shows that about 3% of 17-year-old students who were first interviewed at age 15 had left high school without a diploma. Among factors at work were poor scores in reading, low parental expectations and low self-perception.    more >>

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