Release dates for major economic indicators, by month, 2011

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January 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5Industrial product and raw materials price indexesNovember 2010
7Labour Force SurveyDecember 2010
10Building permitsNovember 2010
12New Housing Price IndexNovember 2010
13Canadian international merchandise tradeNovember 2010
14New motor vehicle sales November 2010
17Canada's international transactions in securitiesNovember 2010
17Investment in non-residential building constructionFourth quarter 2010
19Monthly Survey of ManufacturingNovember 2010
19Travel between Canada and other countries November 2010
20Employment InsuranceNovember 2010
20Leading indicatorsDecember 2010
20Wholesale tradeNovember 2010
21Retail tradeNovember 2010
25Consumer Price IndexDecember 2010
28Payroll employment, earnings and hoursNovember 2010
31Gross domestic product by industryNovember 2010
31Industrial product and raw materials price indexesDecember 2010


February 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
4 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at December 31 December 2010
4 Labour Force Survey January 2011
7 Building permits December 2010
10 New Housing Price Index December 2010
11 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2010
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2010
16 Canada's international transactions in securities December 2010
16 Leading indicators January 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2010
17 Employment Insurance December 2010
17 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2010
17 Wholesale trade December 2010
18 Consumer Price Index January 2011
22 Retail trade December 2010
23 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2010
24 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Third quarter 2010
24 Payroll employment, earnings and hours December 2010
25 International travel account Fourth quarter 2010
25 Private and public investment in Canada 2011
28 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2010
28 Canadian economic accounts Fourth quarter 2010
28 Gross domestic product by industry December 2010


March 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
2 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2011
7 Building permits January 2011
9 New Housing Price Index January 2011
10 Canadian international merchandise trade January 2011
11 Labour Force Survey February 2011
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2010
15 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2010
15 New motor vehicle sales January 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing January 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities January 2011
17 Travel between Canada and other countries January 2011
17 Wholesale trade January 2011
18 Consumer Price Index February 2011
22 Leading indicators February 2011
22 Retail trade January 2011
24 Employment Insurance January 2011
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2011
31 Gross domestic product by industry January 2011
31 Payroll employment, earnings and hours January 2011


April 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Building permits February 2011
8 Labour Force Survey March 2011
12 Canadian international merchandise trade February 2011
12 New Housing Price Index February 2011
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing February 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales February 2011
15 Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2011
18 Canada's international transactions in securities February 2011
18 Employment Insurance February 2011
19 Consumer Price Index March 2011
19 Leading indicators March 2011
19 Wholesale trade February 2011
20 Travel between Canada and other countries February 2011
21 Retail trade February 2011
26 Field crop reporting series: March intentions of principal field crop areas March 2011
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours February 2011
29 Gross domestic product by industry February 2011


May 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
2 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes March 2011
5 Building permits March 2011
6 Labour Force Survey April 2011
6 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at March 31 March 2011
11 Canadian international merchandise trade March 2011
12 New Housing Price Index March 2011
13 New motor vehicle sales March 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing March 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities March 2011
18 Leading indicators April 2011
18 Travel between Canada and other countries March 2011
18 Wholesale trade March 2011
19 Employment Insurance March 2011
20 Consumer Price Index April 2011
20 Retail trade March 2011
25 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Fourth quarter 2010
25 Farm income 2009 and 2010
26 Payroll employment, earning and hours March 2011
26 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises First quarter 2011
27 International travel account First quarter 2011
30 Balance of international payments First quarter 2011
30 Canadian economic accounts First quarter 2011
30 Gross domestic product by industry March 2011
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes April 2011


June 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
6 Building permits April 2011
9 Canadian international merchandise trade April 2011
9 New Housing Price Index April 2011
10 Labour Force Survey May 2011
10 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost First quarter 2011
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates First quarter 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales April 2011
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing April 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities April 2011
17 Travel between Canada other countries April 2011
17 Wholesale trade April 2011
21 Leading indicators May 2011
21 Retail trade April 2011
23 Employment Insurance April 2011
23 Field crop reporting series: Preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas June 2011
29 Consumer Price Index May 2011
30 Gross domestic product by industry April 2011
30 Payroll employment, earnings and hours April 2011


July 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
4 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes May 2011
6 Building permits May 2011
7 New Housing Price Index May 2011
8 Labour Force Survey June 2011
12 Canadian international merchandise trade May 2011
15 Investment in non-residential building construction Second quarter 2011
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing May 2011
18 Canada's international transactions in securities May 2011
18 New motor vehicle sales May 2011
19 Leading indicators June 2011
19 Travel between Canada and other countries May 2011
20 Wholesale trade May 2011
21 Employment Insurance May 2011
22 Consumer Price Index June 2011
22 Retail trade May 2011
28 Payroll employment, earnings and hours May 2011
29 Gross domestic product by industry May 2011
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes June 2011


August 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5 Building permits June 2011
5 Labour Force Survey July 2011
11 Canadian international merchandise trade June 2011
11 New Housing Price Index June 2011
15 New motor vehicle sales June 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing June 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities June 2011
18 Employment Insurance June 2011
18 Leading indicators July 2011
18 Travel between Canada and other countries June 2011
18 Wholesale trade June 2011
19 Consumer Price Index July 2011
23 Retail trade June 2011
24 Characteristics of international overnight travellers First quarter 2011
24 Field crop reporting series: July 31 estimates of production of principal field crops July 2011
25 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Second quarter 2011
25 Payroll employment, earnings and hours June 2011 
26 International travel account Second quarter 2011
30 Balance of international payments Second quarter 2011
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes July 2011     
31 Canadian economic accounts Second quarter 2011
31 Gross domestic product by industry June 2011


September 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Field crop reporting series: Stocks of Canadian grain at July 31 July 2011
8 Building permits July 2011
8 Canadian international merchandise trade July 2011
8 New Housing Price Index July 2011
9 Labour Force Survey August 2011
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Second quarter 2011
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Second quarter 2011
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing July 2011
15 New motor vehicle sales July 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities July 2011
20 Leading indicators August 2011
20 Travel between Canada and other countries July 2011
20 Wholesale trade July 2011
21 Consumer Price Index August 2011
22 Employment Insurance July 2011
22 Retail trade July 2011
29 Payroll employment, earnings and hours July 2011
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes August 2011
30 Gross domestic product by industry July 2011


October 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
4 Field crop reporting series: September estimates of production of principal field crops September 2011
6 Building permits August 2011
7 Labour Force Survey September 2011
12 New Housing Price Index August 2011
13 Canadian international merchandise trade August 2011
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing August 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities August 2011
17 New motor vehicle sales August 2011
18 Investment in non-residential building construction Third quarter 2011
19 Leading indicators September 2011
19 Travel between Canada and other countries August 2011
20 Employment Insurance August 2011
20 Wholesale trade August 2011
21 Consumer Price Index September 2011
25 Retail trade August 2011
27 Payroll employment, earnings and hours August 2011
31 Gross domestic product by industry August 2011
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes September 2011


November 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
4 Building permits September 2011
4 Labour Force Survey October 2011
9 New Housing Price Index September 2011
10 Canadian international merchandise trade September 2011
15 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing September 2011
15 New motor vehicle sales September 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities September 2011
17 Employment Insurance September 2011
17 Travel between Canada and other countries September 2011
18 Consumer Price Index October 2011
18 Leading indicators October 2011
21 Wholesale trade September 2011
22 Retail trade September 2011
24 Farm income 2008, 2009 and 2010
24 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Second quarter 2011
24 Payroll employment, earnings and hours September 2011
24 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Third quarter 2011
28 International travel account Third quarter 2011
29 Balance of international payments Third quarter 2011
30 Canadian economic accounts Third quarter 2011
30 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes October 2011
30 Gross domestic product by industry September 2011


December 2011
Release date
Release title
Reference period
2 Labour Force Survey November 2011
6 Building permits October  2011
6 Field crop reporting series: November estimates of production of principal field crops November 2011
8 New Housing Price Index October 2011
9 Canadian international merchandise trade October 2011
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Third quarter 2011
14 Leading indicators November 2011
14 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing October 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales October 2011
15 Industrial capacity utilization rates Third quarter 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities October 2011
16 Employment Insurance October 2011
19 Travel between Canada and other countries October 2011
19 Wholesale trade October 2011
20 Consumer Price Index November 2011
21 Retail trade October 2011
22 Payroll employment, earnings and hours October 2011
23 Gross domestic product by industry October 2011


January 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
5 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes November 2011
9 Building permits November 2011
12 New Housing Price Index November 2011
13 Canadian international merchandise trade November 2011
16 New motor vehicle sales November 2011
17 Canada's international transactions in securities November 2011
17 Investment in non-residential building construction Fourth quarter 2011
19 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing November 2011
19 Travel between Canada and other countries November 2011
20 Consumer Price Index December 2011
31 Gross domestic product by industry November 2011
31 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes December 2011


February 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
7 Building permits December 2011
9 New Housing Price Index December 2011
10 Canadian international merchandise trade December 2011
14 New motor vehicle sales December 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities December 2011
16 Monthly Survey of Manufacturing December 2011
20 Travel between Canada and other countries December 2011
23 Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises Fourth quarter 2011
27 Characteristics of international overnight travellers Third quarter 2011
28 International travel account Fourth quarter 2011
29 Private and public investment in Canada 2012


March 2012
Release date
Release title
Reference period
1 Balance of international payments Fourth quarter 2011
1 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes January 2012
2 Canadian economic accounts Fourth quarter 2011
2 Gross domestic product by industry December 2011
7 Building permits January 2012
9 Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost Fourth quarter 2011
14 Industrial capacity utilization rates Fourth quarter 2011
16 Canada's international transactions in securities January 2012
29 Industrial product and raw materials price indexes February 2012

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