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Release dates for major economic indicators, 2007

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Balance of international payments
Release date Reference period

March 1, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

May 30, 2007

First quarter 2007

August 30, 2007

Second quarter 2007

November 29, 2007

Third quarter 2007

February 29, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Building permits
Release date Reference period

January 10, 2007

November 2006

February 6, 2007

December 2006

March 6, 2007

January 2007

April 4, 2007

February 2007

May 7, 2007

March 2007

June 6, 2007

April 2007

July 5, 2007

May 2007

August 3, 2007

June 2007

September 6, 2007

July 2007

October 4, 2007

August 2007

November 6, 2007

September 2007

December 6, 2007

October 2007

January 10, 2008

November 2007

February 6, 2008

December 2007

March 6, 2008

January 2008



Business Conditions Survey: Manufacturing industries
Release date Reference period

January 29, 2007

January 2007

April 27, 2007

April 2007

July 27, 2007

July 2007

October 26, 2007

October 2007

January 29, 2008

January 2008



Canadian economic accounts
Release date Reference period

March 2, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

May 31, 2007

First quarter 2007

August 31, 2007

Second quarter 2007

November 30, 2007

Third quarter 2007

March 3, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Canada's international transactions in securities
Release date Reference period

January 18, 2007

November 2006

February 19, 2007

December 2006

March 19, 2007

January 2007

April 18, 2007

February 2007

May 16, 2007

March 2007

June 18, 2007

April 2007

July 19, 2007

May 2007

August 16, 2007

June 2007

September 17, 2007

July 2007

October 18, 2007

August 2007

November 19, 2007

September 2007

December 17, 2007

October 2007

January 17, 2008

November 2007

February 18, 2008

December 2007

March 20, 2008

January 2008



Canadian international merchandise trade
Release date Reference period

January 10, 2007

November 2006

February 13, 2007

December 2006

March 9, 2007

January 2007

April 13, 2007

February 2007

May 10, 2007

March 2007

June 8, 2007

April 2007

July 12, 2007

May 2007

August 14, 2007

June 2007

September 11, 2007

July 2007

October 11, 2007

August 2007

November 9, 2007

September 2007

December 12, 2007

October 2007

January 11, 2008

November 2007

February 14, 2008

December 2007



Characteristics of international travellers
Release date Reference period

February 26, 2007

Third quarter 2006

May 29, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

August 29, 2007

First quarter 2007

November 28, 2007

Second quarter 2007

February 28, 2008

Third quarter 2007



Consumer Price Index
Release date Reference period

January 23, 2007

December 2006

February 20, 2007

January 2007

March 20, 2007

February 2007

April 19, 2007

March 2007

May 17, 2007

April 2007

June 19, 2007

May 2007

July 18, 2007

June 2007

August 21, 2007

July 2007

September 19, 2007

August 2007

October 19, 2007

September 2007

November 20, 2007

October 2007

December 18, 2007

November 2007

January 25, 2008

December 2007



Employment Insurance
Release date Reference period

January 23, 2007

November 2006

February 27, 2007

December 2006

March 27, 2007

January 2007

April 24, 2007

February 2007

May 29, 2007

March 2007

June 26, 2007

April 2007

July 24, 2007

May 2007

August 21, 2007

June 2007

September 25, 2007

July 2007

October 23, 2007

August 2007

November 27, 2007

September 2007

December 18, 2007

October 2007

January 22, 2008

November 2007

February 26, 2008

December 2007

March 25, 2008

January 2008



Farm cash receipts
Release date Reference period

February 27, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

May 28, 2007

2005, 2006 and first quarter 2007

August 27, 2007

First six months of 2007

November 26, 2007

2004, 2005, 2006 and third quarter 2007

February 25, 2008

2007



Field crop reporting series
Release date Reference period

January 31, 2007

Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2006

April 24, 2007

March intentions of principal field crop areas, 2007

May 9, 2007

Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31, 2007

June 26, 2007

Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, June 2007

August 23, 2007

July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops, 2007

September 11, 2007

Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31, 2007

October 4, 2007

September estimates of production of principal field crops, 2007

December 6, 2007

November estimates of production of principal field crops, 2007

February 5, 2008

Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31, 2007



Gross domestic product by industry
Release date Reference period

January 31, 2007

November 2006

March 2, 2007

December 2006

March 30, 2007

January 2007

April 30, 2007

February 2007

May 31, 2007

March 2007

June 29, 2007

April 2007

July 31, 2007

May 2007

August 31, 2007

June 2007

September 28, 2007

July 2007

October 31, 2007

August 2007

November 30, 2007

September 2007

December 21, 2007

October 2007

January 31, 2008

November 2007

March 3, 2008

December 2007

March 31, 2008

January 2008



Industrial capacity utilization rates
Release date Reference period

March 14, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

June 11, 2007

First quarter 2007

September 13, 2007

Second quarter 2007

December 14, 2007

Third quarter 2007

March 13, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Industrial product and raw materials price indexes
Release date Reference period

January 4, 2007

November 2006

January 30, 2007

December 2006

March 1, 2007

January 2007

March 30, 2007

February 2007

May 1, 2007

March 2007

May 30, 2007

April 2007

June 28, 2007

May 2007

July 30, 2007

June 2007

August 30, 2007

July 2007

September 28, 2007

August 2007

October 30, 2007

September 2007

November 29, 2007

October 2007

January 4, 2008

November 2007

February 1, 2008

December 2007



International travel account
Release date Reference period

February 26, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

May 29, 2007

First quarter 2007

August 29, 2007

Second quarter 2007

November 28, 2007

Third quarter 2007

February 28, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Investment in non-residential building construction
Release date Reference period

January 15, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

April 13, 2007

First quarter 2007

July 11, 2007

Second quarter 2007

October 12, 2007

Third quarter 2007

January 17, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Labour Force Survey
Release date Reference period

January 5, 2007

December 2006

February 9, 2007

January 2007

March 9, 2007

February 2007

April 5, 2007

March 2007

May 11, 2007

April 2007

June 8, 2007

May 2007

July 6, 2007

June 2007

August 10, 2007

July 2007

September 7, 2007

August 2007

October 5, 2007

September 2007

November 2, 2007

October 2007

December 7, 2007

November 2007



Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost
Release date Reference period

March 12, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

June 12, 2007

First quarter 2007

September 14, 2007

Second quarter 2007

December 13, 2007

Third quarter 2007

March 14, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Leading indicators
Release date Reference period

January 23, 2007

December 2006

February 20, 2007

January 2007

March 21, 2007

February 2007

April 24, 2007

March 2007

May 23, 2007

April 2007

June 20, 2007

May 2007

July 18, 2007

June 2007

August 21, 2007

July 2007

September 19, 2007

August 2007

October 15, 2007

September 2007

November 14, 2007

October 2007

December 18, 2007

November 2007



Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Release date Reference period

January 18, 2007

November 2006

February 15, 2007

December 2006

March 15, 2007

January 2007

April 17, 2007

February 2007

May 15, 2007

March 2007

June 13, 2007

April 2007

July 16, 2007

May 2007

August 15, 2007

June 2007

September 14, 2007

July 2007

October 16, 2007

August 2007

November 15, 2007

September 2007

December 13, 2007

October 2007

January 18, 2008

November 2007

February 15, 2008

December 2007



Net farm income
Release date Reference period

May 28, 2007

2005 and 2006

November 26, 2007

2004, 2005 and 2006



New Housing Price Index
Release date Reference period

January 10, 2007

November 2006

February 8, 2007

December 2006

March 8, 2007

January 2007

April 12, 2007

February 2007

May 10, 2007

March 2007

June 11, 2007

April 2007

July 12, 2007

May 2007

August 9, 2007

June 2007

September 11, 2007

July 2007

October 11, 2007

August 2007

November 8, 2007

September 2007

December 13, 2007

October 2007

January 10, 2008

November 2007

February 11, 2008

December 2007



New motor vehicle sales
Release date Reference period

January 15, 2007

November 2006

February 14, 2007

December 2006

March 14, 2007

January 2007

April 16, 2007

February 2007

May 15, 2007

March 2007

June 15, 2007

April 2007

July 16, 2007

May 2007

August 15, 2007

June 2007

September 18, 2007

July 2007

October 15, 2007

August 2007

November 14, 2007

September 2007

December 17, 2007

October 2007

January 14, 2008

November 2007

February 15, 2008

December 2007



Payroll employment, earnings and hours
Release date Reference period

January 29, 2007

November 2006

February 26, 2007

December 2006

March 30, 2007

January 2007

April 26, 2007

February 2007

May 29, 2007

March 2007

June 26, 2007

April 2007

July 26, 2007

May 2007

August 28, 2007

June 2007

September 25, 2007

July 2007

October 26, 2007

August 2007

November 27, 2007

September 2007

December 21, 2007

October 2007

January 28, 2008

November 2007

February 26, 2008

December 2007

March 31, 2008

January 2008



Private and public investment in Canada
Release date Reference period
February 28, 2007 2005 to 2007



Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises
Release date Reference period

February 22, 2007

Fourth quarter 2006

May 24, 2007

First quarter 2007

August 23, 2007

Second quarter 2007

November 22, 2007

Third quarter 2007

February 21, 2008

Fourth quarter 2007



Retail trade
Release date Reference period

January 23, 2007

November 2006

February 21, 2007

December 2006

March 21, 2007

January 2007

April 20, 2007

February 2007

May 18, 2007

March 2007

June 21, 2007

April 2007

July 24, 2007

May 2007

August 21, 2007

June 2007

September 21, 2007

July 2007

October 23, 2007

August 2007

November 21, 2007

September 2007

December 21, 2007

October 2007



Travel between Canada and other countries
Release date Reference period

January 18, 2007

November 2006

February 20, 2007

December 2006

March 20, 2007

January 2007

April 19, 2007

February 2007

May 16, 2007

March 2007

June 20, 2007

April 2007

July 19, 2007

May 2007

August 20, 2007

June 2007

September 20, 2007

July 2007

October 18, 2007

August 2007

November 20, 2007

September 2007

December 19, 2007

October 2007

January 18, 2008

November 2007

February 20, 2008

December 2007

March 20, 2008

January 2008



Wholesale trade
Release date Reference period

January 19, 2007

November 2006

February 19, 2007

December 2006

March 19, 2007

January 2007

April 19, 2007

February 2007

May 17, 2007

March 2007

June 20, 2007

April 2007

July 19, 2007

May 2007

August 17, 2007

June 2007

September 20, 2007

July 2007

October 17, 2007

August 2007

November 19, 2007

September 2007

December 19, 2007

October 2007

January 21, 2008

November 2007

February 19, 2008

December 2007

March 19, 2008

January 2008

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