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Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Students
paying more
Revenues
for Canada's 154 universities
and degree-granting institutions rose at their fastest pace in three years
in 2002/03, and student fees accounted for a record share. more >>
Vehicle
sales stall
Sales
of new motor vehicles stalled for the second month in a row in June on
weak demand for passenger cars. more >>
Autos
driving wholesalers
Wholesale
sales rose for the fourth straight month in June, resulting in the largest
quarterly increase in a decade. Both the monthly and quarterly gains were
largely due to vehicle sales. more >>
SPOTLIGHT:
Urban immigrants
This week’s Spotlight
is on immigrants who live in Canada’s largest urban centres. A new report
shows that these individuals are changing the very face of these metropolitan
areas. more >>
© 2004, Statistics Canada. |
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| CPI |
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CA |
2.3% |
July |
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US |
3.0% |
July |
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UK |
1.4% |
July |
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JA |
0.0% |
June |
| Unemployment rate |
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CA |
7.2% |
July |
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US |
5.5% |
July |
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UK |
4.8% |
June |
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JA |
4.6% |
June |
| GDP |
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CA |
2.4% |
Q1 |
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US |
3.0% |
Q2 |
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UK |
3.7% |
Q2 |
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JA |
1.7% |
Q2 |
| Current trends |

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Editor:
Marie-Paule Robert |
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