Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Inflation picks up

INFLATION, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), picked up in February after edging down the previous two months, mainly due to higher prices at the pump.    more >>

Retail sales bounce back

RETAILERS rang up higher sales for the second straight year in January following lacklustre sales in December.    more >>

Clothing industry shrinking

CANADA'S textile and clothing industries have been shrinking since the turn of the millennium, as imported products satisfy a growing majority of the Canadian market, according to a new study.    more >>

SPOTLIGHT: Visible minorities

This week’s Spotlight is on Canada’s visible minority population. New ethno-cultural population projections show that roughly one out of every five people in Canada could be a member of a visible minority by 2017 when the nation celebrates its 150th anniversary.    more >>

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